Pandarikulam
Pandarikulam
பண்டாரிகுளம் පණ්ඩාරිකුලම් | |
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Suburb | |
![]() Road connecting Vavuniya and Pandarikulam | |
![]() ![]() Pandarikulam | |
Coordinates: 8°45′25″N 80°28′30″E / 8.75694°N 80.47500°ECoordinates: 8°45′25″N 80°28′30″E / 8.75694°N 80.47500°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
District | Vavuniya |
Urban Council | Vavuniya Urban Council |
Weather | |
Named for | Pandara Wanniyan |
Government | |
• Type | Urban Council |
• Body | Grama Niladhari |
• GS | N. Renuga |
• Local Authority Member | K. Sumanthiran |
Area | |
• Total | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,065[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
Postal Code | 43000 |
Area code(s) | 024 |
Pandarikulam (Vavuniya-03 or official designation 214E[2]), (Tamil: பண்டாரிகுளம், romanized: Paṇṭārikuḷam; Sinhala: පණ්ඩාරිකුලම්, romanized: Paṇḍārikulam) is a suburb of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka.[3]
The village was previously known as Karunkaliyadithoddam (Tamil: கருங்காலியடித்தோட்டம், romanized: Karuṅkāliyaṭittōṭṭam, lit. 'Ebony Garden') because of the Ebony trees in the area.[4][5]
Pandarikulam is one of a number of villages that surrounded Vanuniya which have been annexed by the town as it expanded.[6] Pandarikulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the centre of Vavuniya.[7]
Location[]
Pandarikulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Kurumankadu, to the east by Vairavarpuliyankula, to the west by Ukkulankulam, and to the south by Pandarikulam South.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Pandari.jpg/220px-Pandari.jpg)
History[]
After the death of King Pandara Vanniyan in 1803, the place fell under the Kingdom of Kandy, until its eventual absorption by the British Empire as a protectorate following the Kandyan Convention of 1815.[8][9]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Pandarikulam_Paddy_Fields.jpg/220px-Pandarikulam_Paddy_Fields.jpg)
Historical Place[]
Pandarikulam Muthumari Amman Kovil is an Hindu Temple in Pandarikulam. This temple was built in 1522AD. This is the Largest & Biggest Hindu Temple in Vavuniya District.[10]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/TherPandarikulam.jpg/220px-TherPandarikulam.jpg)
Education[]
- Vipulanantha College[11]
- Maths Centre
- Education Development Institute (EDI)
- Lincoln English Academy
- Colombus Best Institute (CBI)
Transport[]
- Vavuniya Railway Station
- Vavuniya Airport
- Vavuniya Bus Stand
References[]
- ^ Kularatne, Ranil K. A. (2015). "Case study on municipal solid waste management in Vavuniya township: Practices, issues and viable management options". Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 17: 51–62. doi:10.1007/s10163-013-0225-7. S2CID 110062399.
- ^ "214E". www.vavuniya.dist.gov.lk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ The traditional homeland of the Tamils. Kanal Publications. 1996. p. 376. ISBN 9789559424000.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pandarikulam, Sri Lanka". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Pandarikulam, Sri Lanka - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". Geographic.org. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Geographia Polonica, Issues 35-39. Polish Scientific Publishers. 1977. p. 160.
- ^ "Satellite map of Sri Lanka : Google™ — share any place, address search; cities, countries, regions". Satellites.pro. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Pandarikulam Road, Vavuniya District". Mapio.net. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Vipulananda college, Pandarikulam, Vavuniya". Mapio.net. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Amman Kovil Road Pandarikulam". Mapio.net. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Vipulananda college, Pandarikulam, Vavuniya". Mapio.net. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- Towns in Vavuniya District
- Vavuniya DS Division
- Northern Province, Sri Lanka geography stubs