GPS Coordinate of

Kalmunai Sri Lanka

Central address: Murukan Kovil Rd, Kalmunai 32300, Sri Lanka

Elevation: 10.025
Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Latitude: 7° 24' 51.7788'' N
Longitude: 81° 49' 50.2788'' E

Kalmunai (Tamil: கல்முனை, Sinhalese: කල්මුනේ Kalmune) is a city in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It had a total population of 106,780 as of 2011. It is the one of Muslim-majority municipality in the country. When Muslims in Colombo were expelled by Portuguese in the 17th century, they fled to Kandy and sought refuge with the king in Kandy. Then the king (Rajasinghe ii) resettled these Muslim refugees in Kalmunai (8000 refugees) and Kattankudy (4000). Kalmunai was the Royal farm of the king. Because of this settlement, it became a Muslim-majority area.

GPS coordinate of Kalmunai, Sri Lanka

The latitude of Kalmunai is 7.414383, and the longitude is 81.830633. Kalmunai is a city is located at Sri Lanka with the gps coordinates of 7° 24' 51.7788'' N and 81° 49' 50.2788'' E. The elevation of Kalmunai is 10.025, the time zone is Asia/Colombo.