Koomankulam

koomankulam

கூமாங்குளம்
කුමාංකුලම්
koomankulam கூமாங்குளம்; කුමාංකුලම්
Suburb
	koomankulam koomankulam koomankulam
	Coordinates: 8°46′34″N 80°27′28″E / 8.77611°N 80.45778°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province, Sri Lanka
District	Vavuniya
Pradeshiya Sabha	Vavuniya South Tamil Pradeshiya Sabha
Weather
Named for	Kūmā Tree
Government
• Type	Pradeshiya Sabha
• Body	Grama Niladhari
Area
• Total	31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population
• Total	~15,000
Time zone	UTC+5:30
Postal Code	43000
Area code	024

Koomankulam (Vavuniya-04 or Official Name 214F), (Tamil: கூமாங்குளம், romanized: Kūmāṅkuḷam; Sinhala: කුමාංකුලම්, romanized: kumāṁkulam) is a suburb and is considered to be the largest village in Sri Lanka. It is the most populated area in Vavuniya. Administered by Vavuniya South Tamil Pradeshiya Sabha.^[1]

Etymology

The village came to be known as Koomankulam due to the abundance of Kūmā trees in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Location

Koomankulam is located 5.4 km (4.6 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Nelukulam, to the east by Ukkulankulam, to the west by Rasenthirakulam, and to the south by Thavasikulam^{[citation needed]}

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Education

Koomankulam Sithivinaygar Vidyalayam

References

^ "Weather Forecast Koomankulam - Sri Lanka (Northern Province) : free 15 day weather forecasts". La Chaîne Météo (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-01.

[1] "Weather Forecast Koomankulam - Sri Lanka (Northern Province) : free 15 day weather forecasts". La Chaîne Météo (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-01.

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