Colombuthurai

Colombuthurai

கொழும்புத்துறை
කොලොම්තර
Colombuthurai கொழும்புத்துறை; කොලොම්තර
Suburb
	Colombuthurai Location within Northern Province Colombuthurai Location within Sri Lanka
	Coordinates: 9°39′16.00″N 80°02′29.80″E / 9.6544444°N 80.0416111°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Jaffna
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Jaffna
Population (2012)
• Total	3,431
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes	4136010-4136015
Telephone Codes	021
Vehicle registration	NP

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]

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.