9°18′N 80°41′E / 9.300°N 80.683°E
Puthukkudiyiruppu
புதுக்குடியிருப்பு පුදුකුඩිඉරුප්පු | |
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| Coordinates: 9°18′0″N 80°41′0″E / 9.30000°N 80.68333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Mullaitivu |
| DS Division | Puthukkudiyiruppu |
Puthukkudiyiruppu (Tamil: புதுக்குடியிருப்பு, Sinhala: පුදුකුඩිඉරුප්පු)[needs IPA] is a small town in the Mullaitivu District of Sri Lanka.
There are four main roads which lead to Mullaithivu in the east, Paranthan towards the west, Iranaipalai towards the north and Oddusuddan towards the south.
Most of the villagers are farmers and there is a significant proportion that fish.
In the 1990s there was a massive influx of people from Jaffna District. The small two ward government dispensary became one of the main hospitals in Mullitivu district.