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Colombuthurai (Tamil: கொழும்புத்துறை, romanized: Koḻumputtuṟai; Sinhala: කොලොම්තර Kolomtara) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[2] Colombuthurai means "the port at the bending point" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words kolu (plough point) and thurai (port).[3] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Colombuthurai East and Colombuthurai West) whose combined population was 3,431 at the 2012 census.[1]

Colombuthurai
கொழும்புத்துறை
කොලොම්තර
Suburb
Colombuthurai
Colombuthurai
Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionJaffna
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council
  BodyJaffna
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Total3,431
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes
4136010-4136015
Telephone Codes021
Vehicle registrationNP

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References


  1. "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 154.
  2. "Jaffna fighting claims more". TamilNet. 4 September 2000.
  3. "Know the Etymology: 130 - Colombo / Kozhumpu / Ko'lumpu / Ko'lamba". TamilNet. 11 May 2009.



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