Karaveddy
| Karaveddy கரவெட்டி |
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 Sri Lanka
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| Province : | Northern Province | ||
| District : | Jaffna | ||
| Surface: | 88 km² | ||
| Residents: | 50,912 (2017) | ||
Karaveddy ( Tamil கரவெட்டி ) is a city in Jaffna District , Northern Province , in Sri Lanka . It is about 7 kilometers from Point Pedro . Translated from the Tamil language, the city is called coastal strip because it is only a few kilometers from the coast.
Personalities
Karaveddy is the site of many prominent figures including VK Sittampalam, the first Sri-Lankan Postmaster General , P. Kandiah, the first and only Communist MP to represent Point Pedro , and the Sri Lankan Deputy Speaker, S. Sivagnanasundaram .
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] Annual Performance & Accounts Report: Jaffna District - 2017. (PDF; 16.36 MB)
- ↑ Department of Census and Statistics: Basic Population Information on Jaffna District - 2007. Preliminary Report Based on Special Enumeration 2007. (PDF; 1.5 MB)
- ↑ VK Sittampalam & Karaveddy ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
