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Madhu மடு ගිලෙන්න
Town
Madhu
Coordinates: 8°51′0″N 80°12′0″E / 8.85000°N 80.20000°E / 8.85000; 80.20000
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Mannar
DS Division	Madhu
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	7,711
Ethnic groups
• Sri Lankan Tamils	87.9%
• Sri Lankan Moors	7.2%
• Sinhalese	4.3%
Religion
• Hindu	48.1%
• Roman Catholic	38.9%
• Muslim	7.2%

Madhu (Tamil: மடு, Sinhala: ගිලෙන්න) is a town in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. The prominent church and pilgrimage site, the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu, is located here.^[2] There are also several Hindu temples all throughout the city.

Madhu has a railway station (Madhu Road station) on the Mannar Line, with services to Medawachchiya.

8°51′N 80°12′E / 8.850°N 80.200°E / 8.850; 80.200

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