Colombuthurai ( ta, கொழும்புத்துறை, translit=Koḻumputtuṟai; si, කොලොම්තර ''Kolomtara'') is a suburb of the city of
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mos ...
in northern
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 ...
. Colombuthurai means "the port at the bending point" in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
and is derived from the Tamil words ''kolu'' (plough point) and ''thurai'' (port).
The suburb is divided into two
village officer divisions (Colombuthurai East and Colombuthurai West) whose combined population was 3,431 at the 2012 census.
Schools
* Colombuthurai Hindu College, Jaffna
Temples
* Colombuthurai Pillayar Kovil
Notable people
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Yogaswami
Jnana guru Siva Yogaswami of Jaffna ( ta, சிவயோகசுவாமி, si, යොගස්වාමි; 1872–1964) was a 20th-century spiritual master, a ''śivajnani'' and a''natha siddhar'' revered by Hindus, however he had a n ...
, Spiritual master
*
V. Yogeswaran, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
*
Sarojini Yogeswaran
Sarojini Yogeswaran (née Ponnambalam) was a Sri Lankan politician. Yogeswaran was a member of the Tamil United Liberation Front. In 1997, she was elected mayor of Jaffna, the first elected mayor in 14 years and also the first woman mayor of t ...
, Former Mayor of Jaffna.
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M.K.Eelaventhan, Politician and former Member of Parliament.
*
Nishan Canagarajah, Pro-vice-chancellors of the University of Bristol, England.
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Suresh Canagarajah
Athelstan Suresh Canagarajah is a Tamils, Tamil-born Sri Lankan linguist and currently an Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Applied linguistics, English studies, English, and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University, where he has been a member ...
, Professor of Applied linguistics, English, and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
References
Jaffna DS Division
Suburbs of Jaffna
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