Kattankudy

Kattankudy
காத்தான்குடி
කාත්තාන්කුඩි
The bazaar strip along the road
Kattankudy
Coordinates: 7°40′49″N 81°43′34″E / 7.68028°N 81.72611°E / 7.68028; 81.72611
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictBatticaloa
DS DivisionKattankudy
Postal Code30100
Government
  TypeUrban Council
Population
 (2014)
  Total
47,603
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Websitekattankudy.uc.gov.lk
kattankudy.ds.gov.lk

Kattankudy (Tamil: காத்தான்குடி, Sinhala: කාත්තාන්කුඩි; also transliterated as "Kathankudy") is a township near the city of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The town is predominantly populated by Muslims.

Most of the people are engaged in business, industries and fisheries. The division of Kattankudy occupies the central part of the district. It covers land area of approximately 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) and 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) of inland waterways, the division accounts for 0.15% of the district's total land area.