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R Sunday, April 20, 2014

                            Sainthamaruthu


   Sainthamaruthu
   சாய்ந்தமருது
 City
Sainthamaruthu is located in Sri Lanka
Sainthamaruthu
Sainthamaruthu

Coordinates: 7°23′38″N 81°50′2″ECoordinates: 7°23′38″N 81°50′2″E
Country Sri Lanka
Province Eastern
District Ampara
DS Division Sainthamaruthu
Population 25,412

Sainthamaruthu (Tamil:சாய்ந்தமருது )is a vibrant city in Kalmunai municipality in Ampara District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 25,412 as in 2011.[1]
Sainthamaruthu consist comparatively smaller land area in Ampara district which is highly congested with the people. This is the only division with hundred percent Muslims not only in the Ampara District but in Sri Lanka.
Sainthamaruthu is located in a middle part of some other villages such as Sammanthurai on the western, Kalmunai on the Northern, Karativu on the southern and the eastern bordered with bay of Bengal.
Sainthamaruthu is highly urbanized and congested due to several reasons;increasing commercial activities in the main area of the village, the eastern site is potential for fishing and western site is fully engaged with paddy cultivation.
There is a lagoon which is used by deep sea fisherman as anchorage to keep their boards.

Contents

  • 1 Connectivity and access
  • 2 Resources and livelihood activities
  • 3 Gallery
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

Connectivity and access

Accessibility is the main reason to the overcrowding of sainthamaruthu especially in the coastal site.
Road infrastructure and connectivity of the Sainthamarutu:
  • Road travel time to next secondary City (Ampara) (Hrs) - 50 Minutes
  • Road travel time to Colombo (Hrs)- 8 hours 30 minutes
  • Road travel time to international container seaport Trincomale (Hrs) - 5 hours 30 minutes
  • Road travel time to international Airport (Colombo) (Hrs) - 8 hours 30 minutes
  • From Batticaloa to Kalmunai Junction along the Kalmunai, Ampara Main road passing about 500m away from Zahira College road junction Divisional Secretariat office is located just passing Sainthamaruthu market and Grand Mosque.
  • From Ampara to Karaitvu Junction through Sammanthurai and toward Kalmunai reach Maligaikadu Junction just passing 750m reach Divisional Secretariat office Sainthamaruthu.
  • From Pottuvil – reach Akkaraipattu and passing through Nintavur toward Kalmunai Akkaraipattu road passing Karativu junction reach Maligaikadu junction and just passing Sainthamaruthu District Hospital and Public Library Sainthamaruthu. From there to 750m away Divisional Secretariat office is located.

Resources and livelihood activities

Sainthamaruthu is well endowed natural resources. Fisheries agriculture and services contribute significantly to the local economy and trade also plays an important role. It started with petty trade in the early history of the division and expanded to large scale trading nowadays. In early times, fishery activities took place using traditional craft (Katumarang) and ordinary seines and have expanded to deep sea fishing.
Many people living here are engaged in agriculture, fisheries and other various sectors. About 13% of the population is unemployed and many of the workers are poorly paid.
The main agricultural crop is paddy. Around 1132 acres of land are cultivated annually within the division and most of the farmers’ paddy land is situated in the outside of the Sainthamaruthu.
The main sources of the local economy of Sainthamaruthu:

  • Agriculture (e.g. paddy, coconut, other field crops and horticulture)
  • Deep sea and aquatic fisheries.
  • Livestock rearing
  • Trade
  • Micro and small industries
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