Official Name: | Kurumankadu |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province |
Coordinates: | 8.75°N 80.4833°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vavuniya |
Subdivision Type3: | DS Division |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 2,000 |
Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Kurumankadu or Vavuniya 01 is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is the second-largest town in the district after Vavuniya. It is situated in the Jaffna, Mannar Junction at Vavuniya.
Kurumankadu is located 1.5km (00.9miles) away from Vanuniya. Its boundaries are to the north is Thandikkulam, to the east Kuddiyiruppu, the west Padanichipuliyankulam, and to the south Pandarikulam.
After the 20th century, the settlements began here. This place looked like a forest in before 19th century. The people who settled here arrived from Jaffna due to the Sri Lankan Civil War.