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Kattankudy
காத்தான்குடி
කාත්තාන්කුඩි
Town
The bazaar strip along the road
The bazaar strip along the road
Kattankudy is located in Sri Lanka
Kattankudy
Kattankudy
Coordinates: 7°40′49″N 81°43′34″E / 7.68028°N 81.72611°E / 7.68028; 81.72611
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictBatticaloa
DS DivisionKattankudy
Postal Code30100
Government
 • TypeUrban Council
Population
 (2014)
 • Total47,603
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Websitekattankudy.uc.gov.lk
kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

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]

Boundaries

North : Manmunai North Divisional secretariat.

East : Bay of Bengal (Sea).

South : Manmunaipattu Divisional Secretariat.

West : Batticaloa Lagoon.

Demographics

Kattankudy is one of the many Moorish(Muslims)-dominated towns in Sri Lanka.[citation needed]

Ethnicity in Kattankudy Urban Council [1]
Ethnicity Population % of Total
Moors 40,124 98.01
Indian Tamils 153 0.80
Sinhalese 36 0.05
Sri Lankan Tamils 20 0.02
Other (including Burgher, Malay) 23 0.02
Total 40,356 100
Religion in Kattankudy Urban Council [2]
Religion 2012 Percentage
Muslim 40,254 98.01%
Hindu 50 0.49%
Buddhist 38 0.39%
Roman Catholic 11 0.12%
Other 01 0.01%
Total 40,356 100.0%

Source:statistics.gov. lk

GS Divisions and Population (2014)

GS Number Area Total Families Population
162 Kattankudy-6 922 3049
162A Kattankudy-6 South 921 3218
162B Kattankudy-6 West 622 2121
164 Kattankudy-4 376 1295
164A Kattankudy-5 631 2195
164B Kattankudy-5 South 303 982
164C Kattankudy-5 West 440 1532
165 Kattankudy-3 458 1387
165A Kattankudy-3 West 318 955
165B Kattankudy-3 East 421 1422
166 Kattankudy-2 671 2345
166A Kattankudy-2 North 777 2685
167 Kattankudy-1 353 1178
167A New Kattankudy North 1624 5429
167B New Kattankudy East 2016 7847
167C New Kattankudy South 1567 5485
167D New Kattankudy West 697 2429
167E Kattankudy-1 South 641 2052

Source: http://www.kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

Kattankudy Mosque Massacre

Main article: Kattankudy mosque massacre

Kattankudy Mosque Massacre was the killing of over 147 Muslim men and boys in a Mosque in Kattankudy by armed persons on 3 August 1990. It took place when around 30 armed persons raided four mosques in the town of Kattankudy, where over 300 people were prostrating in Isha prayers. The attack is attributed to LTTE by the Sri Lankan Government, although the former denied their involvement in the massacre, and have never retracted that denial. The 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.[4]

Tsunami 2004

When the 2004 tsunami hit, approximately 108 people died in Kattankudy and 93 persons are still listed as missing. Around 2,500 houses were damaged by the tsunami in Kattankudy.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Kattankudy Urban Council | Cities | SoSLC".
  3. ^ "- The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ "1990 Kattankudy Mosque Killings: Reliving Bloodshed & Trauma 27 Years on". 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ "First baby born at new maternity ward built by Merlin in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka". 19 May 2005.

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