Kattankudy

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Kattankudy காத்தான்குடி කාත්තාන්කුඩි
Town
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
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Kattankudy
Postal Code	30100
Government
• Type	Urban Council
Population  (2014)
• Total	47,603
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Website	kattankudy.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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]