Jaffna District

Jaffna 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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  • District of Sri Lanka with 962,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: Administrative District in Northern, Sri Lanka

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jaffna International Airport and Nilavarai.

Aerodrome
, formerly known as Palaly… is situated 5 km north of Jaffna District.

Reservoir
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a location in the Jaffna District, .

Railway station
is a railway station in the town of in northern . is situated 5 km west of Jaffna District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaithady and Palaly, Sri Lanka.

Town
is a suburb in the northern district… is situated 7 km south of Jaffna District.

Town
Palaly is a small town in the North city of .

Town
is a town, located 9.7 km north of . is situated 6 km west of Jaffna District.

Jaffna District

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Latitude
9.75° or 9° 45′ north
Longitude
80.0833° or 80° 5′ east
Open location code
6MX2Q32M+28
Geo­Names ID
1242831
Wiki­data ID
Q1520182

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jaffna District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مديرية جافنا”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Jaffna”
  • Cebuano: “Jaffna District”
  • Chinese: “賈夫納區”
  • Chinese: “贾夫纳区”
  • Chinese: “贾夫纳县”
  • Dutch: “Jaffna”
  • Finnish: “Jaffnan piirikunta”
  • French: “Jaffna”
  • Georgian: “ჯაფნის ოლქი”
  • German: “Jaffna”
  • Hindi: “जफ़ना जिला”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Jaffna”
  • Japanese: “ジャフナ県”
  • Korean: “자프나구”
  • Malayalam: “ജാഫ്‌ന ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “യാഴ്പ്പാണം ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “जाफना जिल्हा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jaffna”
  • Norwegian: “Jaffna”
  • Persian: “ناحیه جفنا”
  • Polish: “Dżafna”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Jaffna”
  • Russian: “Джафна”
  • Russian: “округ Джафна”
  • Sinhala: “යාපනය පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Slovenian: “Distrikt Jafna”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Jaffna”
  • Swedish: “Jaffna District”
  • Swedish: “Jaffna”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Turkish: “Jaffna Bölgesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Джафна”
  • Urdu: “جافنا ضلع”
  • Urdu: “جففناضلع”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع جفنا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tattankeny Kulam and Uppu Aru Lagoon.

Northern Province: Highlights

Notable places include Jaffna and Mannar.

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