| 词条 | Sainthamaruthu | ||||
| 释义 |
| name = | official_name = Sainthamaruthu | native_name = சாய்ந்தமருது සායින්දමරුදු | native_name_lang = Tamil | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = 275px | image_caption = Clockwise from top left: Divisional Secretariat Office, District Hospital, Jummah Grand Mosque, Main Entrance, Paddy Fields, Beach, Library, Zahira College, Kalmunai | pushpin_map = Sri Lanka | pushpin_map size = 180px | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sri Lanka | pushpin_label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|7|23|38|N|81|50|2|E|region:LK|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sri Lanka | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Province | subdivision_type2 = Administrative District | subdivision_name2 = Ampara District | subdivision_type3 = D.S Division | subdivision_name3 = Sainthamaruthu | subdivision_type4 = Divisional Secretary | subdivision_name4 = A. L. M. Saleem | leader_title = Electoral District | leader_name = Ampara | leader_title1 = Polling Division | leader_name1 = Kalmunai | governing_body = Kalmunai Municipal Council (Local Authority) | leader_title2 = Member of parliament | leader_name2 = H. M. M. Harees (SLMC) | leader_title3 = Member of Provincial Council | leader_title4 = Mayor | area_total_km2 = 9 | population_as_of = 2011[1] | population_total = 25,412 | population_density_km2 = 3000 | timezone = SLST | utc_offset = +05:30 | elevation_m = 1 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 32280 | area_code = 067 | website = {{URL|www.sainthamaruthu.ds.gov.lk/}} }}Sainthamaruthu (Tamil: சாய்ந்தமருது, Sinhala: සායින්දමරුදු) is a city in Sri Lanka, with a population of 25,412.[2] It is located on the east coast of Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This city is fully populated by Sri Lankan Muslims according to the Department of Census and Statistics October 2007.[3] Sainthamaruthu is located in the middle of other villages such as Sammanthurai on the west, Kalmunai on the North, Karativu on the south, and the eastern border with the Bay of Bengal. Sainthamaruthu is highly urbanised and congested due to increasing commercial activities in the main area of the village.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} The eastern site is potential for fishing and western site is fully engaged with paddy cultivation. Divisions{{unreferenced section|date=October 2018}}Sainthamaruthu DS division has 16 Grama Niladhari Divisions.[4] It is bordered by Kalmunai DS division to the north, the sea on the east, Karaitivu DS division to the south and Sammanthurai to the west. 50.4% of the population are men and 49.6% are women. Forty-two percent of the population is less than 18 years old, 48% of the population is between the age of 19-64 and 10% of the population is above 65 years of age. The population density of the division is 3072/sq km. Having a long settlement history, Sainthamaruthu was a focal point for Kalmunaikudy, Maligaikadu and Mavadipalli. Before 1999, Sainthamaruthu was considered part of the Kalmunai Divisional Secretariat area. Steps were taken to have a separate division for Sainthamaruthu and a Sub Divisional Secretariat Division was established on December 19, 1999; and from 4 February 2001 onward functioning as a separate Divisional Secretariat. Resources and livelihood activities{{unreferenced section|date=October 2018}}Sainthamaruthu is well endowed with many natural resources. Fisheries, agriculture, and services contribute significantly to the local economy; and trade also plays an important role. It started with petty trade in the early history of the division and nowadays, has expanded to large-scale trading. In early times, fishery activities took place using traditional craft (Katumarang) and ordinary seines and now activity has expanded to deep sea fishing. Many people living here are engaged in agriculture, fisheries and various other sectors. About 13% of the population is unemployed and many of the workers are poorly paid. The main agricultural crop is paddy. Around 1132 acres of land are cultivated annually within the division and most of the farmers’ paddy land is situated in the outside of the Sainthamaruthu. The main sources of income in the local economy of Sainthamaruthu:
GalleryReferences1. ^{{cite web|title=A6 : Population by ethnicity and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/index.php?fileName=pop32&gp=Activities&tpl=3|work=Census of Population & Housing, 2011|publisher=Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka}} 2. ^Department of Census and Statistics,Sri Lanka (Preliminary Report Based on Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing, 2011) 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/Preliminary%2520Reports%2520Special%2520Enumeration%25202007/Basic%2520Population%2520Information%2520on%2520Ampara%2520District%25202007.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwii1LO4q5DdAhXKL48KHUOHDDUQFjABegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw2EtZdAwxbMLbi7ixxwtGp3&cshid=1535479858101%20Preliminary%20Report%20Based%20on%20Special%20Enumeration%20–%202007|title=the Preliminary Report Based on Special Enumeration – 2007}} 4. ^Department of Census and Statistics. "BASIC POPULATION INFORMATION ON AMPARA DISTRICT – 2007", Sri Lanka, October 2007. Retrieved 8 Nov 2018.
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1 : Towns in Sainthamaruthu DS Division |
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