Vinayagapuram, Sri Lanka

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Vinayagapuram
விநாயகபுரம்
Vinayagapuram is located in Sri Lanka
Vinayagapuram
Vinayagapuram
Coordinates: 7°08′0″N 81°51′0″E / 7.13333°N 81.85000°E / 7.13333; 81.85000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictAmpara
DS DivisionThirukkovil

Vinayagapuram (Tamil: விநாயகபுரம்) is a Tamil village in the Thirukkovil Divisional Secretariat Division of the Ampara District in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.[1] In the early days, all the land that was once a coastal land was ceded to the state and distributed to the landless in 1959. The village was named Vinayagapuram in 1962 as a settlement village.

Schools[edit]

  • Parameshwara Vidyalayam
  • Shakthy Vidyalayam
  • Kanishda Vidyalayam
  • Vinayagapuram Madhya Maha Vidyalayam

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