Dondra

Devinuwara

  • දෙවිනුවර
  • දෙවුන්දර
  • தேவேந்திரமுனை
Dondra Head Lighthouse
Nicknames: 
Devi Nuwara (God's Town), Thevanthurai (Lord's Port), Tenthurai (Southern Port)
Devinuwara
Location in Sri Lanka
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DivisionDevinuwara
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
Population
 • Total
48,253
 • Ethnic groups
Sinhalese Tamils and Muslims
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Dondra (Sinhala: දෙවිනුවර / දෙවුන්දර, romanized: Devinuvara / Devundara, Tamil: தேவேந்திரமுனை/தேவந்துறை, romanized: Tēvēntiramuṉai/Tevanturai) is a settlement on the extreme southernmost tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Dondra Head Lighthouse, ruins of several Hindu shrines of Tenavaram and a Vihara (Buddhist temple) are located in the vicinity.