Suthumalai

Suthumalai (Tamil: சுதுமலை) is a village located in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The village is divided into two Village officer division (Suthumalai North and Suthumalai South), and has a combined population of 3770 according to 2012 census.^[1] The village contains many Hindu temples including the famous Suthumalai Amman Temple.^[2]

Suthumalai சுதுமலை සුතුමලෙයි/සුදුකන්ද
Village
Suthumalai
Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 80°00′0″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Valikamam South‐West

Suthumalai is a historic turning point in Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism, where LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had his speech on 4 August 1987, addressing over 100,000 people explaining the position of the LTTE.^[3][2]

The village is part of the historic region Valikamam of Jaffna Peninsula with the others being the Vadamarachchi and Thenmarachchi.^[1][4]

See also

• Manipay
• A. W. Mailvaganam
• Uduvil