| Colombuthurai | |
| Native Name: | Tamil: கொழும்புத்துறை Sinhala; Sinhalese: කොලොම්තර |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jaffna |
| Subdivision Type3: | DS Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jaffna |
| Government Type: | Municipal Council |
| Governing Body: | Jaffna |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 3,431 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Codes |
| Postal Code: | 4136010-4136015 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Codes |
| Area Code: | 021 |
| Registration Plate: | NP |
Colombuthurai (Tamil: கொழும்புத்துறை|translit=Koḻumputtuṟai; Sinhala; Sinhalese: කොලොම්තර Kolomtara) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[1] Colombuthurai means "the port at the bending point" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words kolu (plough point) and thurai (port).[2] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Colombuthurai East and Colombuthurai West) whose combined population was 3,431 at the 2012 census.[3]