Kattankudy

Kattankudy காத்தான்குடி කාත්තාන්කුඩි
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Kattankudy
Coordinates:
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Kattankudy
Postal Code	30100
Government
• Type	Urban Council
Population (2014)
• Total	47,603
Demonym(s)	Qahtan கஹ்த்தானி
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Website	kattankudy.uc.gov.lk kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

Kattankudy (Tamil: காத்தான்குடி Kaththankudi; Sinhalese: කාත්තාන්කුඩි Kathtankudiye) is a one hundred percent Muslim populated township in Sri Lanka located along its eastern coastline, about 339 kilometres away from the capital city, Colombo. It is also notable for being the most densely populated city in South Asia. The city's population is denser than in any part of South Asia including Calcutta and the most densely populated Muslim region in the world. In two and a half square kilometers more than 50,000 inhabitants live in the township area of Kattankudy.

The Batticaloa district is divided into 14 Administrative divisions. They are Manmunai North, Manmunai Pattu, and Porativu Pattu, Manmunai West, Eravur Pattu, Karalai Pattu, Koralai Pattu West, Kattankudy, Manmunai South, & Eruvil Pattu, Manmunai South West, Eravur Town, Koralai Pattu Central, Koralai Pattu North.

The Population of the divisions is 13344 families 23967 males and 24907 Females.

Most of the people engaged Business, Industries and fisheries sector are occupied the second and third place respectively. Especially in the South East Asian Countries.

The division of Kattankudy Occupies the central part of the district .it covers land area of Approximately 2.56 Square Km and of Inland water 1.33 Square Km the division account for 0.15%of the district Total Land area.

The History name of this Village is called as Kattankudy so that a Business man who named by "kahthan" from Arabia got married a woman and lived in this village.

Boundaries

North : Manmunai North Divisional secretariat.

East : Bay of Bengal (Sea).

South : Manmunaipattu Divisional Secretariat.

West : Batticaloa Lagoon.

GS Divisions and Population (2014)

GS Number	Area	Total Families	Population
162	Kattankudy-6	922	3049
162A	Kattankudy-6 South	921	3218
162B	Kattankudy-6 West	622	2121
164	Kattankudy-4	376	1295
164A	Kattankudy-5	631	2195
164B	Kattankudy-5 South	303	982
164C	Kattankudy-5 West	440	1532
165	Kattankudy-3	458	1387
165A	Kattankudy-3 West	318	955
165B	Kattankudy-3 East	421	1422
166	Kattankudy-2	671	2345
166A	Kattankudy-2 North	777	2685
167	Kattankudy-1	353	1178
167A	New Kattankudy North	1624	5429
167B	New Kattankudy East	2016	7847
167C	New Kattankudy South	1567	5485
167D	New Kattankudy West	697	2429
167E	Kattankudy-1 South	641	2052

Source: http://www.kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

Kattankudy Mosque Massacre

Main article: Kattankudy mosque massacre

Kattankudy Mosque Massacre was the killing of over 147 Muslim men and boys in a Mosque in Kattankudy by LTTE cadres on August 3, 1990. It took place when around 30 Tamil rebels raided four mosques in the town of Kattankudy, where over 300 people were prostrating in Isha prayers.

The attack is widely attributed to LTTE, who denied their involvement in the massacre, and have never retracted that denial.

Initial report put the death toll at around 100, but as many of the injured who were rushed to hospital succumbed to their injuries, the final death toll rose to over 147.

Tsunami 2004

Tsunami hit Kattankudy on 26 December, Around 108 Muslim persons died in Kattankudy and 93 persons are still enlisted as missing. Around 2500 houses were damaged by the tsunami in Kattankudy

See also

• Kattankudy mosque massacre
• Kattankudi Urban Council
• Kattankudy Central College