Jaffna District
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Jaffna District (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second level of administrative division of the country. The capital of the district is the city of Jaffna.
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Jaffna District
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Coordinates: 09°40′N 80°10′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Northern |
Capital | Jaffna |
DS Division | List
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Government | |
• District Secretary | S. Arumainayaham |
• MPs | List
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• MPCs | List
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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 (2012 census)[2] | |
• Total | 583,378 |
• Rank | 16th (2.88% of total pop.) |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
Post Codes | 40000-40999 |
Telephone Codes | 021 |
ISO 3166 code | LK-41 |
Vehicle registration | NP |
Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
Website | Jaffna District Secretariat |
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