Mallakam (Tamil: மல்லாகம், romanized: Mallākam) (Sinhala: මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions (Mallakam Center, Mallakam North and Mallakam South) whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census.[1]
Mallakam
மல்லாகம் මල්ලකම් | |
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Town | |
  Mallakam Location in the Northern Province  Mallakam Mallakam (Sri Lanka) | |
| Coordinates: 9°45′48.40″N 80°01′46.30″E / 9.7634444°N 80.0295278°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Valikamam North |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Council |
| • Body | Valikamam North |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 6,834 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Post Codes | 4112005-4112015 |
| Telephone Codes | 021 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
Transport
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 148.
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