Point Pedro

Point Pedro, Sri Lanka

Point Pedro ( Tamil பருத்தித்துறை Paruthithurai , Sinhalese පේදුරු තුඩුව Peduru Thuduwa ) is a city in Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka . According to the 2012 census, the city has 12,334 inhabitants.

The most noticeable structures are the lighthouse built in 1916 and a transmission tower for the Sri Lankan Navy .

Surname

The name Point Pedro is derived from the Portuguese Punta das Pedras (= rocky tip), which refers to the rocky coast of the peninsula.

Web links

Commons : Point Pedro - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Sri Lanka: Provinces & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .
^ Ceylon: an account of the island physical, historical and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions . Volume 2. Longman, Green, London 1859, p. 535.

9.816667 80.233333Coordinates: 9 ° 49 ' N , 80 ° 14' E

[1] Sri Lanka: Provinces & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .

[2] Ceylon: an account of the island physical, historical and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions . Volume 2. Longman, Green, London 1859, p. 535.