Oddamavadi

Oddamavadi
Oddamavadi; ஓட்டமாவடி; ඔට්ටමාවඩි
	Oddamavadi
	Coordinates: 7°55′17″N 81°30′54″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern Province
District	Batticaloa District
Government
• Type	Koralai Pattu West Divisional Secretariat
• MP	Ali Ameer
Area
• Land	176 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	20,985
• Density	341/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Oddamavadi or Oddamavady (Tamil: ஓட்டமாவடி) (Tamil pronunciation: [oːʈʈɚmɑːʋɚɖiː]) (Sinhala: ඕට්ටමාවඩි) is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Twelve villages are located in Oddamavadi which administered under the Koralai Pattu West Divisional Secretariat

Oddamavadi is one of the highest fish producing divisions of Batticaloa. The important landmarks of the town are the 250m Oddamavadi steel bridge, Ameer Alli stadium, and the malty day boat landing site. Oddamavadi is the place where the Valachenai lagoon meets the sea. The Valachenai fisheries harbour close by to witness the big boats in action as well as boat mending and net mending activities.

Pasikudah or Pasikuda( historic Tamil translation "Green-Algae-Bay") is a coastal resort town located 8.5 kilometres of Oddamavadi, it used to be a popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka.

Schools

There are several schools in Oddamavadi including:

Oddamavadi Central College (National School)
Oddamavadi Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalayam
Sharif Ali Vidyalaya
Oddamavadi Hijra Maha Vidyalaya
Siraj Arabic College
Fathima Zahra Arabic College

References

[1]

"Basic Population Information on Batticaloa District - 2007 (page 13)" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka. October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

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[statlk-1] "Basic Population Information on Batticaloa District - 2007 (page 13)" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka. October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2017.