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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.
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;
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Kopay was the 2nd capital of the Jaffna Kingdom while Nallur was the capital. The name Kopay derives from the two Tamil words kō meaning "king" and pāy meaning "seat", which it gained because the kings of Aryacakravarti dynasty of Jaffna Kingdom had their residence here. [1] [2] King Cankili I had his stronghold at the fort previously located ...
Mandaitivu (Tamil: மண்டைதீவு, romanized: Maṇṭaitīvu; Sinhala: මන්ඩතිව් Manḍativ) is an island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Jaffna.
It is located approximately 20 km from City of Jaffna. It is also spelled "Pandathirippu". It is also spelled "Pandathirippu". It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to Sri Lanka in the 19th century.
Ariyalai (Tamil: அரியாலை, romanized: Ariyālai; Sinhala: අරියාලෙයි Ariyāleyi) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. [2] The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census.