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Province Northern
Capital Jaffna
Area Total 1,025 km2 (396 sq mi) Land 929 km2 (359 sq mi) Water 96 km2 (37 sq mi) 9.37% Rank 24th (1.56% of total area)
Population 650000

List of GN Divisions

Analativu North
Analaitivu South
Eluvaitivu
Paruthiyadaippu
Kayts
Karampon
Karampon East
Naranthanai North West
Naranthanai North
Naranthanai
Naranthanai South
Karampon South East
Karampon West
Puliyankoodal
Suruvil
Vadducoddai East
Vadducoddai North
Sangarathai
Araly West
Araly Centre
Araly South
Araly East
Arali North
Vedducoddai South
Vadducoddai South West (North)
Vadducoddai West
Tholpuram East
Tholpuram West
Ponnalai
Moolai
Chulipuram West
Chulipuram Centre
Chulipuram East
Pannagam
Panippulam
Sithankerny
Chankanai East
Chankanai West
Chankanai South
Chankanai Centre
Suthumalai North
Suthumalai South
Savalkaddu
Uyarappulam
Aanaicoddai
Navali North
Navaly East
Navali South
Manipay North
Manipay East
Manipay South
Manipay West
Sandilipay North
Sandilipay Centre
Sandilipay West
Mahiyappiddy
Vadaliyadaippu
Pandaththarippu
Piranpattu
Sillalai North
Sillalai South
Mathagal East
Mathagal South
Mathagal West
Periyavilan
Maresankoodal
Ilavalai
Mullanai
Mallakam South
Mallakam Centre
Mallakam North
Alavedy North
Alaveddy Centre
Alaveddy East
Ganeswaram
Alaveddy South
Alaveddy West
Ilavalai North
Ilavalai North West
Vithahapuram
Pannalai
Kollankaladdy
Naguleswaram
Tellippalai East
Tellippalai
Thurkkapuram
Thanthai Chelvapuram
Maviddapuram
Maviddapuram South
Kankesanthurai West
Kankesanthurai Centre
Kankesanthurai South
Palai Veemankamam North
Palai Veemankamam South
Kadduvan
Kadduvan West
Thenmaylai
Varuththalaivilan
Kurumpasiddy
Kurumpasiddy East
Vasavilan East
Vasavilan West
Myliddy North
Thaiyiddy East
Myliddithurai South
Thaiyiddy North
Thaiyiddy South
Myliddythurai North
Palaly South
Palaly East
Palaly North
Palaly North West
Palaly West
Uduvil South West
Uduvil South East
Uduvil Centre
Uduvil Centre North
Uduvil North
Sanguvely
Inuvil South West
Inuvil East
Inuvil North East
Inuvil West
Thavady South
Thavady East
Thavady North
Chunnakam Town North
Chunnakam Town South
Chunnakam Town East
Chunnakam Town Centre
Chunnakam Town West
Kantharodai
Earlalai West
Earlalai South West
Earlalai South
Earlalai East
Earlalai North
Earlalai Centre
Punnalaikadduvan South
Punnalaikadduvan North
Evinai
Kuppilan South
Kuppilan North
Irupalai South
Irupalai East
Kalviyankadu
Kopay South
Kopay Center
Kopay North
Urumpirai West
Urumpirai North
Urumpirai South
Urumpirai East
Urelu
Neervely South
Neervely North
Neervely West
Siruppiddy East
Siruppiddy West
Puttur West
Puttur North
Navakkiri
Avaranhal East
Avarankal West
Puttur East
Achchelu
Watharawaththai
Paththaimeny
Thampalai Kathirippai
Idaikaddu
Valalai
Atchuvely North
Atchuvely South
Atchuvely West
Karanavai South
Karanavai West
Karanavai
Karanavai East
Uduppidy
Uduppidy North
Uduppidy South
Valvetty
Valvetty Centre
Samarabahu
Imayanan
Imayanan West
Karanavai North
Karanavai North West
Karanavai Centre
Karaveddy West
Karaveddy North
Karaveddy South
Maththony
Karaveddy Centre
Karaveddy East
Kaddaiveli
Thunnalai South
Thunnalai East
Thunnalai
Thunnalai Centre
Thunnalai West
Nelliaddy North
Nelliady
Nelliady East
Alvai
Alvai South
Alvai East
Aththai
Kapputhu
Manalkadu
Kudaththanai
Kudathanai Karaiyoor
Potpathy
Ampan
Nagar Kovil East
Nagar Kovil West
Nagar Kovil South
Chempiyanpattu North
Chempianpattu South
Maruthankerny
Vathirayan
Uduththurai
Aliyavalai
Vetrilaikerny
Mullian
Pokkaruppu
Chundikulam
Kaithady North
Kaithady East
Kaithady Centre
Kaithady South
Kaithady South East
Kaithady West
Navatkuli West
Navatkuli East
Kovilakkandy
Kaithady Navatkuli
Maravanpulo
Thanankalappu
Chavakachcheri Town
Kovilkudiiruppu
Sangaththanai
Chavakachcheri North
Manduvil
Kalvayal
Nunavil East
Nunavil Centre
Nunavil West
Kaithady Nunavil
Then Madduvil
Madduvil Nunavil
Madduvil Centre
Madduvil North
Madduvil East
Chandrapuram
Sarasalai South
Sarasalai North
Meesalai North
Meesalai West
Ramavil
Meesalai East
Allarai
Vellampokkadi
Kachchai
Palavi
Kodikamam North
Kodikamam Centre
Kodikamam South
Usan
Karampagam
Vidaththtpalai
Ketpely
Eluthumadduval South
Eluthumadduval North
Mirusuvil North
Mirusuvil South
Kudamiyan
Navatkadu
Varani North
Masery
Idaikkurichchi
Karambaikurichchi
Varani Iyattalai
Thavalai Iyattalai
Manthuvil East
Manthuvil West
Manthuvil North
Ariyalai South West
Ariyalai East
Ariyalai North West
Ariyalai Center West
Ariyalai South West(East)
Ariyalai Centre North
Ariyalai Centre
Ariyalai Center South
Iyanar Kovilady
Vannarpannai North
Vannarponnai North West
Vannarpannai North East ( Part )
Vannarponnai N.E.(South)
Kantharmadam North West
Kantharmadam North East (Part)
Kantharmadam South West
Kantharmadam South East
Nallur North
Nallur Rajadaniya
Nallur South
Sangiliyanthoppu
Thirunelvelly West
Thirunelvely Centre South
Thirunelvely South East
Thirunelve?ly North East
Thirunelvelly Centre North
Kondavil North West
Kondavil South West
Kondavil Centre West
Kondavil Centre East
Kondavil North East
Kondavil South East
Kokuvil North East
Kokuvil East
Kokuvil South East
Kokuvil North West
Kokuvil West
Kokuvil Centre East
Kokuvil South West
Kokuvil Centre West
Nedunkulam
Columbuthurai East
Columbuthurai West
Passaiyoor East
Passaiyoor West
Eachchamoddai
Thirunagar
Reclamation East
Reclamation West
Gurunagar East
Gurunagar West
Small Bazaar
Jaffna Town West
Jaffna Town East
Chundikuly South
Chundikuly North
Maruthady
Aththiady
Sirampiyady
Grand Bazaar
Fort
Vannarpannai
Koddady
Navanthurai South
Navanthurai North
Moor Street South
Moor Street North
New Moor Street
Mandaitivu East
Mandaitivu West
Mandaitivu South
Allaipiddy
Mankumpan
Velanai North
Velanai North East
Velanai East
Velanai South East
Velanai Center East
Velanai South
Velanai center west
Velanai West
Saravanai East
Saravanai West
Pungudutivu North East
Pungudutivu East
Pungudutivu South East
Pungudutivu East South
Pungudutivu South
Pungudutivu North
Pungudutivu Centre North
Pungudutivu South West
Pungudutivu Centre west
Pungudutivu Centre East
Pungudutivu North West
Pungudutivu West
Nainativu North
Nainativu Center
Nainativu South
Delft West
Delft South
Delft Centre West
Delft Centre
Delft Center East
Delft East
Karainagar North
Karainagar North East
Karainagar East
Karainagar Centre
Karainagar North West
Karainagar West
Karainagar South East
Karainagar South
Karainagar South West

Jaffna

Description

Jaffna District (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Jaffna.

About

Between the 5th century BC and the 13th century AD present day Jaffna District was part of various Kingdoms such as PandyaCholaPallavaKalingaRajarata. Jaffna District was thereafter part of the pre-colonial Jaffna kingdom.[5] The district then came under PortugueseDutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic-based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. Jaffna District was part of the Tamil administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission, the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces.[6] Jaffna District, together with Mannar District and Vanni District, formed the new Northern Province.[7] At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Jaffna was one of the three districts located in the Northern Province. Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Mullaitivu District in September 1978. Kilinochchi District was carved out of the southern part of Jaffna District in February 1984



Jaffna District is located in the far north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province and occupies most of the Jaffna Peninsula. It has an area of 1,025 square kilometres (396 sq mi).[2] It is divided into four areas geographically: