Colombuthurai

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
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

Schools

• Colombuthurai Hindu College, Jaffna

Temples

• Colombuthurai Pillayar Kovil

Notable people

• Yogaswami, Spiritual master
• V. Yogeswaran, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
• Sarojini Yogeswaran, Former Mayor of Jaffna.
• M.K.Eelaventhan, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
• Nishan Canagarajah, Pro-vice-chancellors of the University of Bristol, England.
• Suresh Canagarajah, Professor of Applied linguistics, English, and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.

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.