Sainthamaruthu ( ta, சாய்ந்தமருது, translit=Cāyntamarutu; si, සායින්දමරුදු, translit=Sāyindamarudu) is a coastal town in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, with a population of 25,412. It is located on the east coast of
Ampara District
Ampara District ( ta, அம்பாறை மாவட்டம், translit=Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; si, අම්පාර දිස්ත්රික්කය, translit=Ampāra Distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the s ...
of
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province ( ta, கிழக்கு மாகாணம் ''Kiḻakku Mākāṇam''; si, නැගෙනහිර පළාත ''Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative di ...
. This town is fully populated by Sri Lankan Muslims according to the Department of Census and Statistics October 2007.
Sainthamaruthu is located in the middle of other municipalities such as
Sammanthurai on the west,
Kalmunai
Kalmunai ( ta, கல்முனை, translit=Kalmuṉai; si, කල්මුනේ, translit=Kalmunē) is a major city in Ampara District. It is the largest city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 106,780 as of 2011. I ...
on the North,
Karativu
Karaitivu ( ta, காரைதீவு, si, කාරතීවු) is a coastal village situated in the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka about 30 miles (44 km) south of Batticaloa and is next to Kalmunai town. This is one of the oldest survivin ...
on the south, and the eastern border with the Bay of Bengal.
Divisions
Sainthamaruthu DS division has 16 Grama Niladhari Divisions.
[Department of Census and Statistics]
"BASIC POPULATION INFORMATION ON AMPARA DISTRICT – 2007"
Sri Lanka, October 2007. Retrieved 8 Nov 2018. It is bordered by Kalmunai DS division to the north, the sea on the east, Karaitivu DS division to the south and Sammanthurai to the west. 50.4% of the population are men and 49.6% are women. Forty-two percent of the population is less than 18 years old, 48% of the population is between the age of 19-64 and 10% of the population is above 65 years of age. The population density of the division is 3072/sq km.
Economy
Sainthamaruthu is highly urbanised and congested due to increasing commercial activities in the main urban areas of the town. The eastern site is potential for fishing and western site is fully engaged with paddy cultivation.
Resources and livelihood activities
Sainthamaruthu is well endowed with many natural resources. Fisheries, agriculture, and services contribute significantly to the local economy; and trade also plays an important role. It started with petty trade in the early history of the division and nowadays, has expanded to large-scale trading. In early times, fishery activities took place using traditional craft (Katumarang) and ordinary seines and now activity has expanded to deep sea fishing.
Many people living here are engaged in agriculture, fisheries and various other sectors. About 13% of the population is unemployed and many of the workers are poorly paid.
The main agricultural crop is paddy. Around 1132 acres of land are cultivated annually within the division and most of the farmers’ paddy land is situated in the outside of the Sainthamaruthu.
The main sources of income in the local economy of Sainthamaruthu:
* Agriculture (e.g. paddy, coconut, other field crops and horticulture)
* Deep sea and aquatic fisheries.
* Livestock rearing
* Trade
* Micro and small industries
References
* http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/index.php?fileName=pop33&gp=Activities&tpl=3
External links
* http://wikimapia.org/2543545/Sainthamaruthu
* http://www.sainthamaruthu.ds.gov.lk/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101201030126/http://www.kalmunaimc.com/
* http://www.sainthamaruth.com/
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Towns in Ampara District
Sainthamaruthu DS Division