Jaffna District
Jaffna District
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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Jaffna Fort | |
Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 09°40′N 80°10′E / 9.667°N 80.167°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Capital | Jaffna |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Kanapathipillai Mahesan |
| • MPs | |
| • MPCs | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,025 km2 (396 sq mi) |
| • Land | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| • Water | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) 9.37% |
| • Rank | 24th (1.56% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 583,378 |
| • Rank | 16th (2.88% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 628/km2 (1,630/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 577,246 (98.95%) |
| • Sinhalese | 3,366 (0.58%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 2,139 (0.37%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 499 (0.09%) |
| • Other | 128 (0.02%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Hindu | 483,900 (82.95%) |
| • Christian | 94,146 (16.14%) |
| • Buddhist | 2,533 (0.43%) |
| • Muslim | 2,455 (0.42%) |
| • Other | 344 (0.06%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 40000-40999 |
| Telephone Codes | 021 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-41 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Jaffna District Secretariat |
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.