Trincomalee

Trincomalee திருகோணமலை ත්‍රිකුණාමලය
City
City of Trincomalee
View of Trincomalee Bay
Trincomalee
Coordinates: 8°34′0″N 81°14′0″E / 8.56667°N 81.23333°E / 8.56667; 81.23333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Trincomalee
DS Division	Town & Gravets
Government
• Type	Urban Council
Area
• Total	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	99,135
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Trincomalians
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6

Trincomalee (English: /ˌtrɪŋkoʊməˈliː/; Tamil: திருகோணமலை, romanized: Tirukōṇamalai; Sinhala: ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, romanized: Trikuṇāmaḷaya) also known as Gokanna/Gokarna,^[1] is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and a major port city. The city is on the east coast of the island. It overlooks the Trincomalee Harbour. Trincomalee is 237 kilometres (147 mi) north-east of Colombo, 182 kilometres (113 mi) south-east of Jaffna and 111 kilometres (69 mi) miles north of Batticaloa. It has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil language speaking culture on the island for over 2000 years. 99,135 people lived there in 2021.^[2] The city is built on a peninsula of the same name. This peninsula divides its inner and outer harbours. People from Trincomalee are known as Trincomalians. The local authority is Trincomalee Urban Council. Trincomalee city is home to the famous Koneswaram temple. It is from this temple that it got its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai. The town is home to other historical monuments. These include the Bhadrakali Amman Temple, Trincomalee, the Trincomalee Hindu Cultural Hall and the Trincomalee Hindu College. The college opened in 1897.