koomankulam | |
Area Code: | 024 |
Population Total: | ~15,000 |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Elevation M: | 104 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 43000 |
Area Total Km2: | 31.3 |
Named For: | Kūmā Tree |
Area Water Percent: | 5.39% |
Governing Body: | Grama Niladhari |
Government Type: | Pradeshiya Sabha |
Leader Title: | GS |
Leader Title1: | Local Authority Member |
Subdivision Type4: | Weather |
Native Name: | Tamil: கூமாங்குளம் Sinhala; Sinhalese: කුමාංකුලම් |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Vavuniya Greater#Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Coordinates: | 8.7761°N 80.4578°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | Left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vavuniya |
Subdivision Type3: | Pradeshiya Sabha |
Subdivision Name3: | Vavuniya South Tamil Pradeshiya Sabha |
Subdivision Name4: |
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]
The village came to be known as Koomankulam due to the abundance of Kūmā trees in the area.
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
Koomankulam Sithivinaygar Vidyalayam