Nelukulam or Nelukkulam or Nellukkulam (official designation 218), (Tamil: நெளுக்குளம், romanized: Neḷukkuḷam; Sinhala: නෙළුකුලම්, romanized: neḷukulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. Nelukkulam is located 5.1 km (3.17 mi) away from the centre of Vavuniya. [1] [2]
Nelukkulam
நெளுக்குளம் නෙළුකුලම් | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 8°45′29.70″N 80°27′25.70″E / 8.7582500°N 80.4571389°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
District | Vavuniya |
Urban Council | Vavuniya Urban Council |
Weather | |
Named for | Lotus |
Government | |
• Type | Urban Council |
• Body | Grama Niladhari |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,000 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
Postal Code | 43000 |
Area code | 024 |
Nelu means lotus in Sinhala and the village is also known as Nelukkulam based on the lotus pond there. [3]
Nelukkulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Poovarasankulam, to the east by Vannansinnakkulam, to the west by Kurukkal Puthukkulam, and to the south by Cheddikulam.
Nelukkulam Kalaimagal Maha Vidyalayam