Vadamarachchi

Region in Northern, Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vadamarachchi (Tamil: வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, Sinhala: වඩමාරච්චි) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alternative spellings include Vadamarachi, Vadamaraachi or Vadamaraadchi.

Country Sri Lanka
Largest townPoint Pedro
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
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Vadamarachchi
வடமராட்சி
වඩමාරච්චි
Region
Vadamarachchi is located in Sri Lanka
Vadamarachchi
Vadamarachchi
Coordinates: 09°42′N 80°19′E
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
Largest townPoint Pedro
Divisional Secretariats
Area
  Total
238.6 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
106,179
  Density445.0/km2 (1,153/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
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Etymology

Vadamarachchi translates to "possession of northerners" or "rule of the northerners" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words vadamar/ vada+maravar (northerners) and achchi (possession or rule).[1]

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