Gurunagar
Suburb in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gurunagar (Tamil: குருநகர், romanized: Kurunakar) is a coastal village in Jaffna city in northern Sri Lanka. Gurunagar is also known as Karaiyur (Tamil: கரையூர், romanized: Karaiyūr).[2][3]
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Gurunagar
குருநகர் ගුරුනගර | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
District | Jaffna |
DS Division | Jaffna |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Jaffna |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 3,600 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Post Codes | 4136050-4136055 |
Telephone Codes | 021 |
Vehicle registration | NP |
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The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Gurunagar East and Gurunagar West) whose combined population was 3,520 at the 2012 census.[1]
The suburb is mainly populated by Catholic Sri Lankan Tamils, engaged in sea activities.[4] The village is known in Jaffna due to its maritime history and also served as the western sector of the Jaffna Kingdom.[5]