Chunnakam
Chunnakam is a town, located 9.7 km north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani.- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Chunakam”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Chunnakam railway station and Uthuru Janani Power Station.
Chunnakam railway station
Railway station
Chunnakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Chunnakam in northern Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mallakam and Uduvil.
Chunnakam
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Chunnakam Town Centre, Valikamam South Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.74303° or 9° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
80.02883° or 80° 1′ 44″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6MX2P2VH+6G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Tamil—“Chunnakam” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чунакам”
- Cebuano: “Chunnakam”
- Dutch: “Chunnakam”
- German: “Chunnakam”
- Irish: “Chunnakam”
- Sinhala: “හුණුගම”
- Swedish: “Chunnakam”
- Tamil: “சுன்னாகம்”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Maruthanar Madam and Kantharmadam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Chunnakam and Christ Seva Ashram.
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