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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Maankulam<br />
| native_name = மாங்குளம்<br>මන්කුලම<br />
| settlement_type = [[Town]]<br />
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|image_caption = A beautiful pond view in Maankulam<br />
| pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Northern Province<br />
| subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]<br />
| subdivision_name = [[Sri Lanka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Province]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Sri Lanka|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] <br />
| subdivision_type4 = [[Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka|DS Division]]<br />
| subdivision_name4 = [[Oddusuddan Divisional Secretariat|Oddusuddan]]<br />
| population_as_of = 2012<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population by GN and Sex |url=http://203.94.94.83:8041/index.php?fileName=Activities/TentativelistofPublications |website=Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing, 2011 |publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka |access-date=2024-02-12}}</ref><br />
| population_total = 1,651<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|07|45|N|80|26|45|E|region:LK|display=inline}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Maankulam''' or '''Mankulam''' is located in northern Sri Lanka, about 1.5 hours drive south of City of [[Jaffna]].<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
The major road A9 and a railway line connecting North and South of [[Sri Lanka]] goes through Maankulam. Maankulam is also located few hours drive south of [[Kilinochchi]] and few hours drive north of [[Vavuniya]]. Highway A34 connects Maankulam to eastern coastal City of [[Mullaitivu]]. [[Mankulam railway station]] re-opened in 2013.<br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
Maankulam was one of the towns featured in the film ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2001), directed by [[Mani Ratnam]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Santanu |title=Mani Ratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal is a classic among regional films |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/mani-ratnams-film-kannathil-muthamittal-to-make-its-way-to-netflix/cid/1858383 |website=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph (India) |access-date=2024-02-13}}</ref><br />
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