Madhu | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Northern |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Type4: | DS Division |
Subdivision Name4: | Madhu |
Coordinates: | 8.85°N 80.2°W |
Population Total: | 7711 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Title1: | Sri Lankan Tamils |
Demographics1 Info1: | 87.9% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Sri Lankan Moors |
Demographics1 Info2: | 7.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Sinhalese |
Demographics1 Info3: | 4.3% |
Demographics Type2: | Religion |
Demographics2 Title1: | Hindu |
Demographics2 Info1: | 48.1% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Roman Catholic |
Demographics2 Info2: | 38.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Muslim |
Demographics2 Info3: | 7.2% |
Madhu (Tamil: மடு, Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගිලෙන්න) is a town in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. The prominent church and pilgrimage site, the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, is located here.[2] There are also several Hindu temples all throughout the city.
Madhu has a railway station (Madhu Road station) on the Mannar Line, with services to Medawachchiya.