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 Trincomalee is the administrative headquarters of the
Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern
Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast of the island
overlooking the Trincomalee Harbour, 113 miles south of Jaffna
and 69 miles north of Batticaloa, Trincomalee has been one of
the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil language speaking culture
on the island for over two millennia. With a population of
99,135 the city is built on a peninsula of the same name, which
divides its inner and outer harbours. People from Trincomalee
are known as Trincomalians and the local authority is
Trincomalee Urban Council. Trincomalee city is home to the
famous Koneswaram temple alluded to in its historic Tamil name
Thirukonamalai and is home to other historical monuments such as
the Bhadrakali Amman Temple, Trincomalee, the Trincomalee Hindu
Cultural Hall and, opened in 1897, the Trincomalee Hindu
College. Trincomalee is also the site of the Trincomalee railway
station and an ancient ferry service to Jaffna and the south
side of the harbour at Muttur.
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