Jaffna District, Northern Province

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Jaffna District at a glance

Jaffna District currently has 2 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

2

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Northern Province counties

3

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Largest city

Point Pedro

Population 89,810

Top linked places

Point Pedro 89,810 Valvedditturai 78,205

Country	Sri Lanka
State	Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
Area	1025 km2
Official name	யாழ்ப்பாண மாவட்டம்
Latitude & Longitude	9.7500,80.0833
Capital	Jaffna
Time Zone	Asia/Colombo
Local time	08:43:40 (16th April 2026)

Geography

Jaffna District is located at 9°45'0"N 80°4'60"E (9.7500000, 80.0833300).