Mutur
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Mutur
மூதூர் මුතූර් | |
|---|---|
  Mutur | |
| Coordinates: 8°27′14″N 81°15′56″E / 8.45389°N 81.26556°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Trincomalee |
| DS Division | Muttur |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,652 |
Mutur or Muttur is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka, located about 25 km south of Trincomalee, on the southern side of Trincomalee Harbour. In Tamil it translates to 'ancient village'. Mutur is mostly accessed by sea route. After 2010, a new seaside road was built to link with Trincomalee town via Kinniya.
In 2006, it was the site of a massacre of employees of the non-governmental organization Action Against Hunger.[2]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Population estimated by combining populations of component Grama Niladhari districts: Naduthivu, Muttur East, Thahanagar, Neithalnagar, Thaqwanagar, Muttur West, Muttur Central, Jayanagar, Periyapalam, Palanagar, Alimnagar, and Kadarkaraichenai
References[edit]
- ^ "Population by GN and Sex". Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing, 2011. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "15 of Action Against Hunger's (ACFIN) national employees from Sri Lanka were killed in Muttur". Action Against Hunger. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
8°27′14″N 81°15′56″E / 8.45389°N 81.26556°E
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