Pungudutivu
Pungudutivu or Pungai Idu Tivu is a small island composed of number villages that is just west of the Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Northern Province. It is divided into 12 wards internally, each corresponding a major settlement.
Schools, government hospitals and some private clinics are also available. Pungudutivu is connected by road with mainland Jaffna. SLTB and private buses travel through the island along the Jaffna - Kurikattuvan route. People take a boat from Kurikattuvan to reach Nainativu.
History
Present Pungudutive has been identified with ancient Puvangu Divaina. This island is referred to in the 12th-century Rameswaram Sinhala inscription of King Nissankamalla as "Puvagu Divaina". The Nampota, an ancient Sinhala text written after the 14th century mentions this island as Puvangu Divaina which means the Island of Puvangu.The island was named as Middleburg by the Dutch colonial rulers during their occupation of then Ceylon.
Most of the residents of the island are Tamils with majority being Hindus and a minority of Christians. There are a lot of Hindu temples in this region along with some Christian churches.