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The Jaffna Municipal Council governs the City of Jaffna. It was established under the Municipalities Ordinance Act of 1865. Although other cities such as Kandy, Galle and Colombo had elected municipal councils soon after the 1865 ordinance, Jaffna did not have an elected municipal council for many years.
The Mayor of Jaffna is the head of the Jaffna Municipal Council, the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The seat is currently vacant . Mayors and chairmen
Jaffna District is located in the far north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province and occupies most of the Jaffna Peninsula. It has an area of 1,025 square kilometres (396 sq mi). [2] It is divided into four areas geographically: Thenmarachchi or Thenmaradchi; Vadamarachchi or Vadamaradchi; Valikamam; Jaffna Islands
A fifteen member Jaffna Municipal Council was established in January 1949 under the Municipal Council Ordinance No. 29 of 1947. [1] The fifteen members were elected from fifteen wards. [ 1 ] A lack of storage space resulted in the municipal council purchasing premises east of Front Street in 1955. [ 1 ]
It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. [1] Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. [1] [2] Nallur is also famous for being the historical capital of the old Jaffna Kingdom and birthplace of renowned philosopher and theologian, Arumuka Navalar. [3] [4]
Pages in category "Towns in Jaffna District" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achchuveli;
Jaffna kingdom at its greatest extent c. 1350. The Naga people were one of the ancient tribes of Sri Lanka, who were mainly concentrated in the Jaffna Peninsula.The peninsula was also known in pre-mediaeval era as Naga Nadu, which means "Land of the Nagas" as mentioned in the twin epics of ancient Tamilakam, the Silappatikaram and Manimekalai.
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 . Due to its large Tamil population, the Northern Province is sometimes referred to as "Sri Lanka's Tamil country".