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Suburb in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
District | Jaffna |
DS Division | Jaffna |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Jaffna |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,431 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Post Codes | 4136010-4136015 |
Telephone Codes | 021 |
Vehicle registration | NP |
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