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Akkaraipattu ( Tamil: அக்கரைப்பற்று, Sinhala: අක්කරපත්තුව) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka. Akkaraipattu is located on the east coast of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province. The Akkaraipattu town ship is located approximately 350 km east of Colombo. The main junction in the urban center of Akkaraipattu is located at the latitude and longitude coordinates of 7°13'06.02'' North and 81°50'58.91'' East. The city is strategically located, just south of the center of the eastern coastline and has good links via the Siyambalanduwa - Damana - Ampara Road (A25) and the Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa Road (A4). Akkaraipattu acts as an agro-economic hub with vast extents of paddy field surrounding the township.
Akkaraipattu area covers 48.36 km2. The UDA declared Urban Development Area of Akkaraipattu includes Akkaraipattu Municipal Council (AMC), which covers 5.07 km2 and include 23 GN Divisions of Akkaraipattu Municipal Council and five GNDs from the Pradeshiya Sabha area.
Education and religion are considered as important factors among the local people. Educating the children is considered as the primary job every parent. Due to this reason, there are a large number of highly educated people who perform well in their respective fields.