Kattankudy


Kattankudy is a township near the city of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The town is predominantly populated by Muslims.
Most of the people are engaged in business, industries and fisheries. The division of Kattankudy occupies the central part of the district. It covers land area of approximately and of inland waterways, the division accounts for 0.15% of the district's total land area.

Boundaries

North : Manmunai North Divisional secretariat.
East : Bay of Bengal.
South : Manmunaipattu Divisional Secretariat.
West : Batticaloa Lagoon.

Demographics

Kattankudy is one of the many Moorish-dominated towns in Sri Lanka.
EthnicityPopulation% of total
Moors40,12498.01
Indian Tamils1530.80
Sinhalese360.05
Sri Lankan Tamils200.02
Other 230.02
Total40,356100

Religion2012Percentage
Muslim40,25498.01%
Hindu500.49%
Buddhist380.39%
Roman Catholic110.12%
Other010.01%
Total40,356100.0%

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GS Divisions and Population (2014)

GS NumberAreaTotal FamiliesPopulation
162Kattankudy-69223049
162AKattankudy-6 South9213218
162BKattankudy-6 West6222121
164Kattankudy-43761295
164AKattankudy-56312195
164BKattankudy-5 South303982
164CKattankudy-5 West4401532
165Kattankudy-34581387
165AKattankudy-3 West318955
165BKattankudy-3 East4211422
166Kattankudy-26712345
166AKattankudy-2 North7772685
167Kattankudy-13531178
167ANew Kattankudy North16245429
167BNew Kattankudy East20167847
167CNew Kattankudy South15675485
167DNew Kattankudy West6972429
167EKattankudy-1 South6412052

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Kattankudy Mosque Massacre

Kattankudy Mosque Massacre was the killing of over 147 Muslim men and boys in a Mosque in Kattankudy by armed persons on 3 August 1990. It took place when around 30 armed persons raided four mosques in the town of Kattankudy, where over 300 people were prostrating in Isha prayers. The attack is attributed to LTTE by the Sri Lankan Government, although the former denied their involvement in the massacre, and have never retracted that denial. The initial report put the death toll at around 100, but as many of the injured who were rushed to hospital succumbed to their injuries, the final death toll rose to over 147.

Tsunami 2004

When the 2004 tsunami hit, approximately 108 people died in Kattankudy and 93 persons are still listed as missing. Around 2,500 houses were damaged by the tsunami in Kattankudy.