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Kattankudy
காத்தான்குடி කාත්තාන්කුඩි | |
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 The bazaar strip along the road | |
  Kattankudy | |
| Coordinates: 7°40′49″N 81°43′34″E / 7.68028°N 81.72611°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Batticaloa |
| DS Division | Kattankudy |
| Postal Code | 30100 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Urban Council |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 47,603 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Website | kattankudy kattankudy |
Kattankudy (Tamil: காத்தான்குடி, Sinhala: කාත්තාන්කුඩි; also transliterated as "Kathankudy") is a township near the city of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The town is predominantly populated by Muslims.[1]
Most of the people are engaged in business, industries and fisheries. The division of Kattankudy occupies the central part of the district. It covers land area of approximately 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) and 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) of inland waterways, the division accounts for 0.15% of the district's total land area.[2][3]
- ^ Ali, Ameer (2009). "Kattankudy in Eastern Sri Lanka: A Mullah-Merchant Urban Complex Caught between Islamist Factionalism and Ethno-Nationalisms". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 29 (2): 183–194. doi:10.1080/13602000902943575. S2CID 144521612.
- ^ "Kattankudy Urban Council | Cities | SoSLC".
- ^ "- The Washington Post". The Washington Post.