Sammanthurai
Sammanthurai
சம்மாந்துறை සමන්තර සම්මාන්තුරේ | |
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Sammanthurai Clock Tower | |
Sammanthurai | |
| Coordinates: 7°22′0″N 81°48′0″E / 7.36667°N 81.80000°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Ampara |
| DS Division | Sammanthurai Divisional Secretariat |
| Population | 77,284 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pradeshiya Sabha |
| • Chairman | [Mahir] ([ACMC]) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal code | 32200 |
| Area code | 067 |
Sammanthurai (Tamil: சம்மாந்துறை, romanized: Cam'māntuṟai; Sinhala: සමන්තර, romanized: Samantara, Sinhala: සම්මාන්තුරේ, romanized: Sammānturē), is a town in Ampara District of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is 4.8 km west of the Bay of Bengal coast, lying between the towns of Ampara and Karaitivu along the A31 road. It is surrounded by paddy fields and it is renowned for its rice paddies and its inner harbour from ancient times.
Sammanthurai is the birthplace of M. H. M. Ashraff, known as "The Kingmaker" and the founder of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress political party. It is also the birthplace of former minister B.A. Majeed [UNP], who developed Sammanthurai into a town.