Pungudutivu
Sign in to savePungudutivu or Pungai Idu Tivu ( ) is a small island composed of number villages that is just west of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Northern Province. It is divided into 12 wards internally, each corresponding a major settlement.
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- geographical feature
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Jaffna District
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Pungudutivu or Pungai Idu Tivu ( ) is a small island composed of number villages that is just west of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Northern Province. It is divided into 12 wards internally, each corresponding a major settlement.
Schools, government hospitals and some private clinics are also available. Pungudutivu is connected by road with mainland Jaffna. SLTB and private buses travel through the island along the Jaffna - Kurikattuvan route. People take a boat from Kurikattuvan to reach Nainativu.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pungudutivu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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