DS Division Kattankudy Postal code 30100 Local time Saturday 10:20 AM | Demonym(s) Qahtanகஹ்த்தான் Population 47,603 (2014) | |
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Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30) Website kattankudy.uc.gov.lkkattankudy.ds.gov.lk Weather 31°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 71% Humidity University London College of Business & Computing | ||
Kattankudy (Tamil: காத்தான்குடி Kaththankudi; Sinhalese: කාත්තාන්කුඩි Kaththankudiye) Is a township in Sri Lanka located along its eastern coastline, about 339 kilometres away from the capital city, Colombo. The township has an estimated population of 50 000, predominantly Muslims.
Contents
- Map of Kattankudy Sri Lanka
- Etymology
- Boundaries
- GS Divisions and Population 2014
- Kattankudy Mosque Massacre
- Tsunami 2004
- References
Map of Kattankudy, Sri Lanka
The Batticaloa district is divided into 14 Administrative divisions. They are Manmunai North, Manmunai Pattu, and Porativu Pattu, Manmunai West, Eravur Pattu, Karalai Pattu, Koralai Pattu West, Kattankudy, Manmunai South, & Eruvil Pattu, Manmunai South West, Eravur Town, Koralai Pattu Central, Koralai Pattu North
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 Square Km and of Inland water 1.33 Square Km the division account for 0.15%of the district Total Land area.
Etymology
The township got it name derived from the term Qahthani referring to Arabs who originate from the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula. Many Qahthani men got married to women in this township, and thus got the township its name, Kattankudy.
Boundaries
North : Manmunai North Divisional secretariat.
East : Bay of Bengal (Sea).
South : Manmunaipattu Divisional Secretariat.
West : Batticaloa Lagoon.
GS Divisions and Population (2014)
Source: http://www.kattankudy.ds.gov.lk
Kattankudy Mosque Massacre
Kattankudy Mosque Massacre was the killing of over 147 Muslim men and boys in a Mosque in Kattankudy by LTTE cadres on August 3, 1990. It took place when around 30 Tamil rebels raided four mosques in the town of Kattankudy, where over 300 people were prostrating in Isha prayers.
The attack is widely attributed to LTTE, who denied their involvement in the massacre, and have never retracted that denial.
Initial report put the death toll at around 100, but as many of the injured who were rushed to hospital succumbed to their injuries, the final death toll rose to over 147.
Tsunami 2004
Tsunami hit Kattankudy on 26 December, Around 108 people died in Kattankudy and 93 persons are still enlisted as missing. Around 2500 houses were damaged by the tsunami in Kattankudy