Gurunagar

Gurunagar குருநகர் ගුරුනගර
Suburb
St. James' Church, originally established in 1861
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Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E / 9.6568889°N 80.0280833°E / 9.6568889; 80.0280833Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E / 9.6568889°N 80.0280833°E / 9.6568889; 80.0280833
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Jaffna
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Jaffna
Population (2012)
• Total	3,520
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Post Codes	4136050-4136055
Telephone Codes	021
Vehicle registration	NP

Gurunagar (Tamil: குருநகர், translit. Kurunakar; Sinhalese: ගුරුනගර Gurunagara) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Gurunagar East and Gurunagar West) whose combined population was 3,520 at the 2012 census. Gurunagar is also known as Karaiyur.