Vattapalai
Vattapalai is a village in Maritimepattu Divisional Secretariat, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. Vattapalai is situated nearby to the town Mulliyawalai, as well as near the village Thaanneerootu.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mulliyawalai and Kumarapuram.
Mulliyawalai
Town
Mulliyawalai or Mulliyavalai is a town in northern Sri Lanka. It is divided into five village officer divisions: Mulliyawalai Centre, Mulliyawalai East, Mulliyawalai North, Mulliyawalai South, and Mulliyawalai West.
Kumarapuram
Village
Photo: Mathi.Kumarathurai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kumarapuram is a small village in Trincomalee district in Sri Lanka. The village was founded in 1981 by Kumarathurai, after whom it is named. It was the scene of the Kumarapuram massacre in 1996. Kumarapuram is situated 3½ km southeast of Vattapalai.
Vattapalai
- Type: Village with 7,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Maritimepattu Divisional Secretariat, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.2511° or 9° 15′ 4″ northLongitude
80.7832° or 80° 46′ 59″ eastPopulation
7,000Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6MX27Q2M+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4556966559OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11984663
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