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 about 962,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: Administrative District in Northern, Sri Lanka

Places of Interest

Discover Jaffna International Airport and Nilavarai.
Aerodrome
, formerly known as Palaly…
5 km north of Jaffna District
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Reservoir
is a location in the Jaffna District, .
Railway station
is a railway station in the town of in northern .
5 km west of Jaffna District

Towns in the Area

Discover Kaithady and Palaly, Sri Lanka.
is a suburb in the northern district…
7 km south of Jaffna District
Palaly is a small town in the North city of .
is a town, located 9.7 km north of .
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.
مديرية جافناArabic
Districte de JaffnaCatalan
Jaffna DistrictCebuano
賈夫納區Chinese
贾夫纳区Chinese
贾夫纳县Chinese
JaffnaDutch
Jaffnan piirikuntaFinnish
JaffnaFrench
ჯაფნის ოლქიGeorgian
JaffnaGerman
जफ़ना जिलाHindi
Distretto di JaffnaItalian
ジャフナ県Japanese
자프나구Korean
ജാഫ്‌ന ജില്ലMalayalam
യാഴ്പ്പാണം ജില്ലMalayalam
जाफना जिल्हाMarathi
JaffnaNorwegian
JaffnaNorwegian Bokmål
ناحیه جفناPersian
DżafnaPolish
Distrito de JaffnaPortuguese
ДжафнаRussian
округ ДжафнаRussian
යාපනය පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කයSinhala
Distrikt JafnaSlovenian
Distrito de JaffnaSpanish
JaffnaSwedish
Jaffna DistrictSwedish
யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்டம்Tamil
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்Tamil
Jaffna BölgesiTurkish
ДжафнаUkrainian
جافنا ضلعUrdu
جففناضلعUrdu
ضلع جفناWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Northern Province: Highlights

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