Ukkulankulam

Ukkulankulam

உக்குளாங்குளம்
උකුලංගුලම්
Ukkulankulam உக்குளாங்குளம்; උකුලංගුලම්
Suburb
	Ukkulankulam Ukkulankulam Ukkulankulam
	Coordinates: 8°45′14″N 80°28′30″E / 8.75389°N 80.47500°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern Province, Sri Lanka
District	Vavuniya
Urban Council	Vavuniya South Tamil Prasdesihya Sabha
Weather
Government
• Type	Prasdesihya Sabha
• Body	Grama Niladhari
• GS	S. Rahulprasadh
Area
• Total	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population
• Total	3,459
Time zone	UTC 5:30
Postal Code	43000
Area code	024

Ukkulankulam (official designation 214E Vavuniya South), (Tamil: உக்குளாங்குளம், romanized: Ukkuḷāṅkuḷam; Sinhala: උකුලංගුලම්, romanized: ukulaṁgulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. Ukkulankulam was a part of Pandarikulam during the reign of the Vanni king. Today there are two different villages but administratively the two are considered one and the same. However there are separate local council members.^[1]

Etymology

The name of the village is derived from the presence of the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain, known as Ukkiḻāṉ, in the area.^[2]

Location

Ukkulankulam is located 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Vavuniya. It is bordered to the north and east by Pandarikulam, to the west by Kurumankadu, and to the south by Koomankulam.

Historical sites

The Shiva Lingam found in the Ukkulankulam Shiva Temple is the only 5-faced Shiva Lingam in Sri Lanka. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is similar to that of the Kasi Vishwanathar Temple of India.

Education

Kanara Pre-School

References

^ "Ukkulankulam locality, Northern Province, Sri Lanka". lk.geoview.info. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Jeganathan, Gnapirakasam (2019). Perum Oorum (in Tamil). Vavuniya. p. 48. ISBN 978-624-95247-0-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

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[1] "Ukkulankulam locality, Northern Province, Sri Lanka". lk.geoview.info. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[2] Jeganathan, Gnapirakasam (2019). Perum Oorum (in Tamil). Vavuniya. p. 48. ISBN 978-624-95247-0-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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