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Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, Romanized: Vavuniya, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, Romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by an Municipal Council .
At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Vavuniya was one of the three districts located in the Northern Province. Mullaitivu District was carved out of the northern part of Vavuniya District in September 1978. Parts of Vavuniya District were under the control of rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for many years during the civil war.
Vavuniya South: 6 June 2008: Ancient chaitya and ruin site with stone pillars [2] Lunuwewa (Uppukulam) ruins: Mahamailankulama: Vavuniya South: 6 June 2008: Rock caves and ruins with stone bed [3] Madukanda Vihara: Madukanda: Madukanda: Vavuniya South: 13 July 1951 [5] Navagama Kiri Vehera: Iratperiyakulam: Vavuniya South: 6 June 2008: Ancient ...
The province has an area of 8,884 km 2, making it the 3rd largest province by area, and a population of 1,061,315, making it the least populated province. Jaffna is the capital city of the province. Between 1988 and 2006, the province was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province into one province, the North Eastern Province .
Nedunkerny [2] (Tamil: நெடுங்கேணி, romanized: Neṭuṅkēṇi) (also spelt Nedunkeni, Nedunkerni) is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. The roads going through Nedunkerny [3] [4] link Puliyankulam with Oddusuddan, and Puliyankulam with Mullaitivu.
Vavuniya North Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya District, of Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya District, of Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [17] The Ampara District was created in April 1961, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] followed by the creation of the Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [ 20 ] through a new constitution , which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units. [ 21 ]
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