Ukkulankulam | |
Area Code: | 024 |
Population Total: | 3459 |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Elevation M: | 104 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 43000 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.6 |
Governing Body: | Grama Niladhari |
Government Type: | Prasdesihya Sabha |
Leader Name: | S. Rahulprasadh |
Leader Title: | GS |
Leader Title1: | Local Authority Member |
Subdivision Type4: | Weather |
Native Name: | Tamil: உக்குளாங்குளம் Sinhala; Sinhalese: උකුලංගුලම් |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Flag Size: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Vavuniya Greater#Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Coordinates: | 8.7539°N 80.475°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: | Urban Council |
Subdivision Name3: | Vavuniya South Tamil Prasdesihya Sabha |
Subdivision Name4: |
Ukkulankulam (official designation 214E Vavuniya South), (Tamil: உக்குளாங்குளம், romanized: Ukkuḷāṅkuḷam; Sinhala: උකුලංගුලම්, romanized: ukulaṁgulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. Ukkulankulam was a part of Pandarikulam during the reign of the Vanni king. Today there are two different villages but administratively the two are considered one and the same. However there are separate local council members.[1]
The name of the village is derived from the presence of the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain, known as Ukkiḻāṉ, in the area.[2]
Ukkulankulam is located away from Vavuniya. It is bordered to the north and east by Pandarikulam, to the west by Kurumankadu, and to the south by Koomankulam.
The Shiva Lingam found in the Ukkulankulam Shiva Temple is the only 5-faced Shiva Lingam in Sri Lanka. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is similar to that of the Kasi Vishwanathar Temple of India.