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Kalmunai
Sign in to saveKalmunai (; ) is a city located in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in LK, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Kalmunai is referenced by 121 other articles, and connects out to Sri Lanka, list of sovereign states and time zone.
It sits within the topics Cities in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai and Kalmunai Muslim DS Division.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kalmunai
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 100,171
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kalmunai Paddy Fields.jpg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eastern
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ampara
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- DS Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Kalmunai
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Electoral District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 106,780
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 4726
- Settlement.timezone
- Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5:30
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Ampara District
- Population
- 91457
- Elevation
- 7
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Kalmunai Paddy Fields.jpg
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- Category:Kalmunai
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administration
- Economy
- Education
- See also
- References
Kalmunai (; ) is a city located in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
== Etymology == The name "Kalmunai" is believed to have originated from the Tamil words "Kal" and "Munai," which respectively mean "stone" and "corner." This name refers to the geographical location of the city, as it is situated at a corner where the land meets the sea. Kalmunai's strategic position along the eastern coast of Sri Lanka has played a significant role in shaping its history and culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalmunai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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