Mutur

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mutur, also spelled Muthur or Muttur, is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka, located about 25 km south of Trincomalee, on the southern side of Trincomalee Harbour. In Tamil it translates to 'ancient village'. Mutur is mostly accessed by sea route. After 2010, a new seaside road was built to link with Trincomalee town via Kinniya.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Eastern

• Tamaraivillu
  5.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kinniya
  6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Trincomalee
  8.5 mi away · pop. 99,100
• Agbopura
  21.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Unnichchai
  61.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Paddippalai
  66.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kendlbruck
  4731.8 mi away
• Sauerfeld
  4733.8 mi away · pop. 508
• Ramingstein
  4734.1 mi away · pop. 1,347
• Haiden
  4734.8 mi away · pop. 281
• Mignitz
  4735.4 mi away
• Tamsweg
  4735.9 mi away · pop. 3,606

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Recently spotted species

Sri Lankan Spotted Deer

Axis axis ceylonensis

Seen 2026-05-13

Mottled Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus albolineatus

Seen 2026-05-13

Bentfin Devil Ray

Mobula thurstoni

Seen 2026-05-13

Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish

Canthidermis maculata

Seen 2026-05-13

Toque Macaque

Macaca sinica

Seen 2026-05-12

Chital

Axis axis

Seen 2026-05-12

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Seen 2026-05-12

Tufted Gray Langur

Semnopithecus priam

Seen 2026-05-12

crown flower

Calotropis gigantea

Seen 2026-05-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mutur, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.