Jaffna District

Jaffna District (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය yāpanaya distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Jaffna.

Jaffna District
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம்
යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 09°40′N 80°10′E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
CapitalJaffna
DS Division
List
  • Delft
  • Islands North
  • Islands South
  • Jaffna
  • Karativu
  • Nallur
  • Thenmarachchi
  • Vadamarachchi East
  • Vadamarachchi North
  • Vadamarachchi SW
  • Valikamam East
  • Valikamam North
  • Valikamam South
  • Valikamam SW
  • Valikamam West
Government
 • District SecretaryKanapathipillai Mahesan
 • MPs
List
 • MPCs
List
Area
 • Total1,025 km2 (396 sq mi)
 • Land929 km2 (359 sq mi)
 • Water96 km2 (37 sq mi)  9.37%
 • Rank24th (1.56% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total583,378
 • Rank16th (2.88% of total pop.)
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)
 • Sri Lankan Tamil577,246 (98.95%)
 • Sinhalese3,366 (0.58%)
 • Sri Lankan Moors2,139 (0.37%)
 • Indian Tamil499 (0.09%)
 • Other128 (0.02%)
Religion
(2012 census)
 • Hindu483,900 (82.95%)
 • Christian94,146 (16.14%)
 • Buddhist2,533 (0.43%)
 • Muslim2,455 (0.42%)
 • Other344 (0.06%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
40000-40999
Telephone Codes021
ISO 3166 codeLK-41
Vehicle registrationNP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteJaffna District Secretariat
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