Thumpalai
Thumpalai is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thumpalai has about 5,000 residents.- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Tumpalai”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Point Pedro Lighthouse and Velautham Maha Vidyalayam.
Point Pedro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka.
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam
School
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Pedro and Vallipuram.
Vallipuram
Village
Vallipuram is a village in Vadamarachchi, near Point Pedro in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Vallipuram is situated 3½ km south of Thumpalai.
Thunnalai
Village
Thunnalai is a village in Vadamarachchi South-West, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Thunnalai is situated 4 km southwest of Thumpalai.
Thumpalai
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Thumpalai East, Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.81774° or 9° 49′ 4″ north
Longitude
80.24371° or 80° 14′ 37″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6MX2R69V+3F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Thumpalai” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thumpalai”
- Irish: “Thumpalai”
- Tamil: “தும்பளை”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nellandai and Katkovalam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kanakilawattai Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple and Nellandai Paththirakali Amman Temple.
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