| Suthumalai | |
| Native Name: | சுதுமலை සුතුමලෙයි/සුදුකන්ද |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 9.7167°N 80°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Type4: | DS Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern |
| Subdivision Name4: | Valikamam South‐West |
Suthumalai (Tamil: சுதுமலை) is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division (Suthumalai North and Suthumalai South), and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census.[1] The village contains many Hindu temples including the famous Suthumalai Amman Temple.[2]
Suthumalai is a historic turning point in Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism, where LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had his speech on 4 August 1987, addressing over 100,000 people explaining the position of the LTTE.[3] [2]
The village is part of the historic region Valikamam of Jaffna Peninsula with the others being the Vadamarachchi and Thenmarachchi.[4]