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UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Vavuniya South Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya District, of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. References
SLAF Iranamadu (Sri Lanka Air Force Station Iranamadu) [12] – Iranamadu; SLAF Katukurunda (Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda) [13] – Katukurunda; SLAF Koggala (Sri Lanka Air Force Koggala) [14] – Koggala; SLAF Mullaittivu (Sri Lanka Air Force Station Mullaittiv) [15] – Mullaittivu; SLAF Palaly (Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly) [16] – Palaly
Vavuniya District's population was 171,511 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [10]
To the south of the city are the Sinhala cities and to the north are the Tamil cities. The city has a large population of Tamils, Muslims and a significant number of Sinhalese. In the early days, Vavuniya was known as Vanni due to the abundance of Vanni Trees. The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.
Pandarikulam (/ p ʌ n ˈ d ɑː r ɪ k ʊ l ʌ m /, (PUN-daa-ree-KU-luhm), (Pandãrekuĺam) also known as Pandarikkulam (officially designated as Vavuniya 03 or 214E [2]), is a prominent suburban area located within the northern region of Sri Lanka, in close proximity to the town of Vavuniya. Approximately 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) from Vavuniya ...
Nelukkulam is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Vanuniya. It is bordered to the north by Poovarasankulam, to the east by Vannansinnakkulam, to the west by Kurukkal Puthukkulam, and to the south by Cheddikulam.
Vavuniya South Sinhala Divisional Council was established as the local authority for Vavuniya South DS Division. However, according to the pro- LTTE TamilNet , the Sri Lankan government had suspended all local government in the north and east of the country in 1983 using emergency regulations . [ 1 ]
Ukkulankulam is located 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Vavuniya. It is bordered to the north and east by Pandarikulam , to the west by Kurumankadu , and to the south by Koomankulam . Historical sites