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.
Vinayagapuram
விநாயகபுரம் | |
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  Vinayagapuram | |
| Coordinates: 7°08′0″N 81°51′0″E / 7.13333°N 81.85000°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Eastern |
| District | Ampara |
| DS Division | Thirukkovil |
Schools
edit- Parameshwara Vidyalayam
- Shakthy Vidyalayam
- Kanishda Vidyalayam
- Vinayagapuram Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
References
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