Mannar, Sri Lanka

Mannar மன்னார் මන්නාරම
Town
Mannar lighthouse
Mannar Show map of Northern Province Mannar Show map of Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 8°58′0″N 79°53′0″E / 8.96667°N 79.88333°E / 8.96667; 79.88333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Mannar
DS Division	Mannar
Government
• Type	Urban Council
• Chairman	N/A
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,817
• Density	308/km2 (797/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Mannar (Tamil: மன்னார், romanized: Maṉṉār, Sinhala: මන්නාරම, romanized: Mannārama, formerly spelled Manar) is the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. The town is located on Mannar Island overlooking the Gulf of Mannar and is home to the historic Ketheeswaram temple. In the Tamil language, Mannar means the raised place [of sand] which is thought to have come from the geology of Mannar Island which was formed by the accumulation of sand.^[1]