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Mullaitivu
Sign in to saveMullaitivu (; ) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely fishing settlement, the town in the early twentieth century grew as an anchoring harbour of the small sailing vessels transporting goods between Colombo and Jaffna. The town has a District Secretary's office, many other government institutions and schools located in and around the area.
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- Locality
- Mullaitivu
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 28,973
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mullaitivu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mullaitivu_district_secretariat_building.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200px
- Settlement.image_caption
- District secretariat in Mullaitivu
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka Northern Province
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Northern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northern
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mullaitivu
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- DS Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Maritimepattu
- Settlement.population_total
- 28973
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Mullaitivu (; ) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely fishing settlement, the town in the early twentieth century grew as an anchoring harbour of the small sailing vessels transporting goods between Colombo and Jaffna. The town has a District Secretary's office, many other government institutions and schools located in and around the area.
==History== During the Kandyan Wars, the British government house in Mullaitivu was attacked by forces of Pandara Vanniyan and Dissava of Nuwara Kalawiya who laid siege to the fort. Captain Drieberg with his force of Malays escaped from the fort in boats and reached Jaffna.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mullaitivu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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