Jaffna District
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யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Jaffna District යාපනය දිස්ත්රික්කය |
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 Location within Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates: 09°40′N 80°10′E / 9.667°N 80.167°ECoordinates: 09°40′N 80°10′E / 9.667°N 80.167°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| Capital | Jaffna |
| DS Division | |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | S. Arumainayaham |
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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% |
| Area rank | 24th (1.56% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • Total | 583,378 |
| • Rank | 16th (2.88% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/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 | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) |
| 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; Sinhalese: 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.
Between the 5th century BC and the 13th century AD present day Jaffna District was part of Rajarata. Jaffna District was thereafter part of the pre-colonial Jaffna kingdom. The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic-based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. Jaffna District was part of the Tamil administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission, the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces. Jaffna District, together with Mannar District and Vanni District, formed the new Northern Province. At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Jaffna was one of the three districts located in the Northern Province. Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Mullaitivu District in September 1978. Kilinochchi District was carved out of the southern part of Jaffna District in February 1984.
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