Thenmarachchi
Thenmarachchi ( Tamil : தென்மராட்சி Teṉmarāṭci [ ˈtenməraːʈʂi ]) is a region on the Jaffna Peninsula in the northern province of Sri Lanka .
The Thenmarachchi region occupies the southeastern part of the Jaffna Peninsula and has an area of 385 square kilometers. Thenmarachchi is the vadamarachchi lagoon of the region Vadamarachchi in the north and by the Uppu Aru Lagoon of the region Valikamam separated in the west. To the south is the Jaffna lagoon . The largest city is Chavakachcheri . Administratively, the northern part of Thenmarachchi (Thenmarachchi division) belongs to the Jaffna district , the southern part (Pachchilaippalli division) to the Kilinochchi district . The population is around 73,000 (as of 2012).
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- ↑ Total area and population of Thenmarachchi Division from Jaffna District and Pachchilaippalli Division from Kilinochchi District according to the 2012 census, see Department of Census and Statistics: Land area by province, district and DS division. ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2013 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. and Department of Census and Statistics: Population by sex, agrees and district according to Divisional Secretary's Division, 2012.
