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Kalmunai

Administration
Full nameKalmunai
Official nameKalmunai
Native nameகல்முனை
Settlement typeCity
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictAmpara
DS DivisionKalmunai
Government
TypeMunicipal Council
MayorH. M. M. Harees
Demography
Total Population94579 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
- Summer (DST)Summer time (UTC+6)

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Kalmunai ( Sinhala: කල්මුනේ Kalmune) is a municipality within the Ampara District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 91,457 as of 2001. And It is the one and only Muslim majority municipality in the country. There were Sri Lankan Muslims, Sri Lankan Tamils, Sinhalese, and Burghers with the Moors forming a majority. It consists of four major regions namely Kalmunai Town (Thalavatuvan Junction to Zahira College Road), Kalmunai North (Pandiruppu, Maruthamunai and Neelavanai), Kalmunai South (Sainthamaruthu) and Kalmunai West (Natpittimunai, Savalakkadai etc..).

The devastated Sri Lankan civil war has adversely affected the area with number forced disappearances, and civil unrest targeting the local civilians. It was also directly impacted by the 2004 Tsunami leading to number of deaths and destruction of property worth of millions of rupees. It is bounded on the east by the Indian Ocean on the north by the Periyaneelavanai village and on the south by Karaitivu village which is considered to be a suburb of the town.



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Ampara farmers in dilemma - Nation on Sunday Tweet this news
Nation on Sunday--Paddy cultivators in -Kalmunai- Veli, Iraiveli, Kudakarai East, Kudakarai West, Natpiddimunai Veli East, Natpiddimunai West, Segupattu, Pandithivu East and Panditivu West in the Ampara District totalling 7200 acres are ... - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:32:22 GMT+00:00
LLRC's final report next month - Sunday Times.lk Tweet this news
Sunday Times.lk--The Commission heard evidence from residents in the -Kalmunai-, Siyabalanduwa and Buttala during its final sittings. Mr. Wickremasinghe said the Commission had a “tremendous response” in all places it visited with many people coming f - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:10:02 GMT+00:00
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Ceylon Daily News--The National Youth Services Council's Vocational Training Centre and its Eastern office was declared open by Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma at Saindamaradhu in -Kalmunai- Friday. While the special - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:34:51 GMT+00:00
More than 370 people make submissions to LLRC - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--By Lakna Paranamanna Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) said yesterday it had received some 370 written submissions at the March 27 hearings in -Kalmunai- and the majority of the submissions were regarding missing people. .. - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:48:15 GMT+00:00
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Ceylon Daily News--The Aarayampathi Pradeshiya Sabha in the Batticaloa district will confiscate stray cattle that roam Batticaloa--Kalmunai- main road causing many accidents, according to PHI Ravi Warman. As a result, Aarayampathi Pradeshiya Sabha has sta - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:47:05 GMT+00:00
ITI project adds value to fish waste - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--After the conflict, -Kalmunai- has a waste accumulation of 500-2500 metric tons per day depending on the season, said Research Scientist ITI, Samantha Madage. The ITI researched on methods to add value to the waste depending on the qualit - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:44:34 GMT+00:00
UNP Kalmunai organizer crosses over - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--By Rifthi Ali The United National Party's (UNP) -Kalmunai- Organizer Rahmath Mansoor who is the son of former Minister AR Mansoor has crossed over to the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) last week. He joined the SLMC at a rally held by - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:34:23 GMT+00:00
War ends but ethnic problem continues, witness tells LLRC - TamilNet Tweet this news
TamilNet---...- the additional national propaganda secretary of the National Congress, while giving evidence at the hearings of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) held at the auditorium of the in -Kalmunai- Tamil Division DS Secretari - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:45:31 GMT+00:00
UNP Kalmuani organizer crosses over - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--SLMC sources said he would contest at the upcoming -Kalmunai- Municipal Council election on the SLMC list. Former Minister Mansoor and the founder leader of the SLMC, late MHM Ashraff had been political rivals in the -Kalmunai- area.--- - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:36:58 GMT+00:00
300 Tamils, Muslims appeal to LLRC to locate missing relatives - TamilNet Tweet this news
TamilNet--The Lessons and Learnt Reconciliation Commissioner (LLRC) Sunday morning commenced its sittings at the auditorium of the -Kalmunai- (Tamil) Divisional Secretariat and recorded statements from over three hundred persons including Tamils and Musli - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:45:14 GMT+00:00

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