Kilinochchi District

Kilinochchi District is one of the 25 districts of , the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.
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  • Type: district of Sri Lanka with 113,000 residents
  • Description: district of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Kilinochichi

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilinochchi and Paranthan.

is the main town of District, Northern Province of . is situated at the A9 road some 100 km south-east of .

Town
is a town in Kilinochchi District, . It is located about 5 km from district capital . is situated 4½ km north of Kilinochchi District.

Village
or Iranaimadu is a city in Kilinochchi District, . It includes a that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. The Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they had captured an Air Tiger airstrip in the area. is situated 7 km south of Kilinochchi District.

Kilinochchi District

Latitude
9.3949° or 9° 23′ 42″ north
Longitude
80.4089° or 80° 24′ 32″ east
Population
113,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
6MX29CV5+WH
Geo­Names ID
1240371
Wiki­data ID
Q1584007
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kilinochchi District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مديرية كيلينوتشي
  • Bengali: ক্লিনোকাচি জেলা
  • Cebuano: Kilinochchi District
  • Chinese: 基利诺奇区
  • Chinese: 基利诺奇县
  • Chinese: 基利諾奇區
  • Danish: Kilinochchi
  • Dutch: Kilinochchi
  • Finnish: Kilinochchin piirikunta
  • French: Kilinochchi
  • Georgian: კილინოჩის ოლქი
  • German: Kilinochchi
  • Greek: Κιλινότσι
  • Gujarati: કિલિનોચ્ચી જિલ્લો
  • Hindi: किलिनोच्चि जिला
  • Hindi: किलिनोच्ची जिला
  • Indonesian: Distrik Kilinochchi
  • Italian: Distretto di Kilinochchi
  • Japanese: キリノッチ県
  • Kannada: ಕಿಲಿನೊಚ್ಚಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
  • Korean: 킬리노치치구
  • Latvian: Kilinoči distrikts
  • Lithuanian: Kilinočio apskritis
  • Malay: Kilinochchi District
  • Malayalam: കില്ലിനോച്ചി ജില്ല
  • Marathi: किलिनोच्ची जिल्हा
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kilinochchi
  • Norwegian: Kilinochchi
  • Persian: ناحیه کیلینوچی
  • Polish: Kilinoćći
  • Portuguese: Kilinochchi
  • Russian: Килиноччи
  • Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
  • Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චිය
  • Spanish: Distrito de Kilinochchi
  • Swedish: Kilinochchi District
  • Swedish: Kilinochchi
  • Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி மாவட்டம்
  • Telugu: కిలినోచ్చి జిల్లా
  • Thai: เขตคิลิโนชชี
  • Turkish: Kilinochchi District
  • Ukrainian: Кіліноччі
  • Urdu: کیلینوچچی ضلع
  • Vietnamese: Quận Kilinochchi
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع کلنوچی

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Uthiravengai and Periyaparantan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dri Aru Kulam and Kilinochchi General Hospital.

Northern Province: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Jaffna, Mannar, and Kilinochchi.

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