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Trincomalee

Trincomalee
Administration
Full nameTrincomalee
Native nameதிருகோணமலை
ත්‍රිකුණාමලය
Settlement typeCity
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictTrincomalee
DS DivisionTown & Gravets
Government
TypeUrban Council
ChairmanKanthasamy Selvarajah
Geography
Total Area2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
Demography
Total Population101958 (2007)
Density (pop.)13571/km2 (35158/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)

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Trincomalee ( Tirukōṇamalai, Trikuṇāmalaya) is a port city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka and lies on the east coast of the island, about 113 miles south of Jaffna. It has a population of approximately 100,000 (2007). The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours. Overlooking the Kottiyar Bay, Trincomalee is one of the main centers of Tamil speaking culture on the island. The city is home to the famous ancient Koneswaram temple alluded to in its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai from which its anglicized name is derived, and has been a sea port that has played a major role in the maritime and international trading history of Sri Lanka. It is referred to as Gokanna in Pali or Gokarna in Sanskrit.

The Bay of Trincomalee's harbour is renowned for its large size and security; unlike every other in the Indian Sea, it is accessible to all types of craft in all weathers. The beaches are used for surfing, scuba diving, fishing and whale watching. The city also has the largest Dutch fort in Sri Lanka. It is home to major Sri Lankan naval bases and a Sri Lankan Air Force base.

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* Fishermen from Myanmar rescued by Sri Lankan fishermen brought to the ... - Colombo Page Tweet this news
Colombo Page--Apr 12, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy has said that 11 Myanmarian fishermen, stranded in high seas and rescued by Sri Lankan fishermen, have been brought to the -Trincomalee- harbour today. Navy Spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya has told the - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:42:16 GMT+00:00
Tamil medium schools brought under Sinhala education zone in Trincomalee - TamilNet Tweet this news
TamilNet--Four Tamil medium schools have been brought under the administration of newly carved out Sinhalese dominated -Trincomalee- North Education Zone which has its office at Gomarankadawela. Four Tamil medium schools are located in Morawewa (Muthalik- - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:34:11 GMT+00:00
Hundreds flee after tsunami scare - Sunday Times.lk Tweet this news
Sunday Times.lk--DMC Director, Pradeep Kodippilli said that panic evacuation was taking place in the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota in the south, -Trincomalee- in the east and in Negombo despite repeated assurances that there was no such threat - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:51:51 GMT+00:00
Navy recues a Humback Blue Whale - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--Sri lanka Navy had rescued a Humback Blue Whale that had slipped into the shallow inside the -Trincomalee- harbour on the New Year's eve. Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakalasuriya said if the navy had not involved in rescuing t - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:39:26 GMT+00:00
Restoration of Minerva - Peterlee Mail Tweet this news
Peterlee Mail--WITH reference to the photo of the -Trincomalee- sent in by John Roe (Memory lane, April 9, above), the ship next to the Foudroyant, as she was then, is the Minerva - a monitor from the First World War, a 177ft gun boat. She was brought to - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:42:28 GMT+00:00
Travelling through time with Disney - Peterlee Mail Tweet this news
Peterlee Mail--The HMS -Trincomalee-, which sits proudly in Jackson Dock, Hartlepool, is the oldest ship still afloat in the UK. General manager at HMS -Trincomalee-, David McKnight, said the history of the travellers and explorers is fascinating. ... - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:19:17 GMT+00:00
North-East ITAK local councilors take oaths in Trincomalee - TamilNet Tweet this news
TamilNet--Seventy six councilors, elected under Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) ticket on behalf of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for the fifteen local authorities in North and East, took oaths on Saturday at -Trincomalee- Town Hall in the presenc - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:56:51 GMT+00:00
CID busts major ATM card scam - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Police media spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said the three suspects were residents of -Trincomalee-, Beruwala and Ratmalana. One suspect was arrested while he was trying to pump petrol using a forged credit card at a fuel station in Ratmalana - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:41:15 GMT+00:00
* Sri Lankan government and Tamil party to hold fourth round of discussions ... - Colombo Page Tweet this news
Colombo Page--The discussion is to take place tomorrow evening and the TNA team is to be headed by TNA parliamentary group leader -Trincomalee- District parliamentarian R. Sampanthan. The government and the TNA had so far held three rounds of discussions - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:36:58 GMT+00:00
Trinco to get more power - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--The Power and Energy Ministry will implement 127 power supply projects in the -Trincomalee- District to increase electricity supply in the Eastern Province to 100 percent by the end of 2012. A spokesperson for the Power and Energy Minis - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:43:35 GMT+00:00

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CapitalsColombo (commercial) * Sri Jayawardenapura (national)
Other citiesAnuradhapura * Trincomalee * Jaffna * Kandy * Polonnaruwa * Galle * Batticaloa * Boralesgamuwa * Nuwara Eliya * Negombo * Kurunegala * Badulla * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia * Moratuwa * Matara * Maharagama * Ratnapura

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