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Jaffna District
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்
යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය |
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Farmland in Kandarodai
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Location within Sri Lanka
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Capital | Jaffna |
| DS Division |
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Islands North Islands South Jaffna Karativu Nallur Thenmarachchi Vadamarachchi East Vadamarachchi North Vadamarachchi SW Valikamam East Valikamam North Valikamam South Valikamam SW Valikamam West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,025 km2 (396 sq mi) |
| • Land | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| • Water | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) 9.37% |
| Area rank | 24th (1.56% of total area) |
| Population
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| • Total | 583,378 |
| • Rank | 16th (2.88% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 569.15/km2 (1,474.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes |
40000-40999
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| Telephone Codes | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-41 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
Jaffna District (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka. Districts are like big areas that help manage the country. The main city and capital of Jaffna District is Jaffna.
How Jaffna District is Organized
Jaffna District is split into smaller parts to make it easier to manage. These parts are called Divisional Secretary's Divisions (DS Divisions). There are 15 of these divisions.
Each DS Division has a leader called a Divisional Secretary. These divisions are then broken down even further into 435 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).
- The official website for the Jaffna District government is Jaffna District Secretariat.
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