Udappu
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Udappu or Udappuwa is a traditional
Tamil fishing, goldsmithing and shrimp farming village, situated 65 miles (105 km) north of Colombo the capital of Sri Lanka in the North Western Province.[1] It is situated few miles north of Chilaw city and Munneswaram temple
.
Topography
It is a coastal village bordered on the west by the
sand dunes a noted tourist attraction. It also has the Mundal Lagoon to east of the village.[1]
Demography
The estimated population of the village is 15,000 people. The people of the village are
Due to the continuing effects of the
refugees from rest of the country living in the village, specifically from the eastern Trincomalee district.[4][5] People in the village are adversely affected by the effects of the civil war.[6][7]
Culture
See also
References
- ^ a b c d (English)
- ^ The Maravar suitor Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine By Henry Corea (The Sunday Observer), 3 October 1960
- ^ Participation, patrons and coastal villages Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine University of Sussex
- ^ Emergency assistance-Udappu
- ^ Udappu as a refuge UNHCR
- ^ SRI LANKA: List of some abducted persons for the last one yearAHRC
- ^ Securing Mannar Sri Lanka monitor
- ^ Festival for Draupathi Amman
External links
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