Colombuthurai
suburb in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka
Colombuthurai (Tamil: கொழும்புத்துறை, romanized: Koḻumputtuṟai; Sinhala: කොලොම්තර Kolomtara) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. Colombuthurai means "the port at the bending point" in Tamil 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
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.
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