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| subdivision_name3 = [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]] |
| subdivision_name3 = [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]] |
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| subdivision_type4 = [[Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka|DS Division]] |
| subdivision_type4 = [[Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka|DS Division]] |
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| subdivision_name4 = [[Muttur Divisional Secretariat|Muttur]] |
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| population_as_of = 2012 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population by GN and Sex |url=http://203.94.94.83:8041/index.php?fileName=Activities/TentativelistofPublications |website=Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing, 2011 |publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka |access-date=2024-02-12}}</ref>{{efn|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}} |
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| population_total = 23,652 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|8|27|14|N|81|15|56|E|region:LK|display=inline}} |
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'''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 language|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]]. |
'''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 language|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]]. |
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In 2006, it was the site of a [[2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers|massacre]] of employees of the non-governmental organization [[Action Against Hunger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aahuk.org/Press%20Releases/Sri%20Lanka/SriLanka7August2006.htm |title=15 of Action Against Hunger's (ACFIN) national employees from Sri Lanka were killed in Muttur |accessdate=12 February 2024 |work=Action Against Hunger |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008094620/http://www.aahuk.org/Press%20Releases/Sri%20Lanka/SriLanka7August2006.htm |archivedate=8 October 2007 }}</ref> |
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Mutur
மூதூர் මුතූර් | |
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  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]
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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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