Administrative Units
Jaffna District is divided into 15 Divisional Secretary's Division (DS Divisions), each headed by a Divisional Secretary (previously known as an Assistant Government Agent). The DS Divisions are further sub-divided into 435 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).
| DS Division | Main Town | GN Divisions |
Area (km2) |
Population (2012 Census) | Population Density (/km2) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Tamil |
Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Moors | Indian Tamil |
Other | Total | |||||
| Delft | 6 | 45 | 3,780 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3,819 | 85 | |
| Islands North | Kayts | 15 | 30 | 9,846 | 129 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9,997 | 333 |
| Islands South | Velanai | 30 | 78 | 16,379 | 6 | 125 | 15 | 0 | 16,525 | 212 |
| Jaffna | Jaffna | 28 | 17 | 48,413 | 504 | 1,682 | 104 | 56 | 50,759 | 2,986 |
| Karainagar | Karainagar | 9 | 22 | 9,533 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9,544 | 434 |
| Nallur | Nallur | 40 | 38 | 67,777 | 199 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 68,048 | 1,791 |
| Thenmarachchi | Chavakachcheri | 60 | 221 | 64,162 | 247 | 62 | 169 | 45 | 64,685 | 293 |
| Vadamarachchi East | Maruthankerney | 18 | 179 | 12,718 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12,738 | 71 |
| Vadamarachchi North | Point Pedro | 35 | 29 | 47,183 | 167 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 47,389 | 1,634 |
| Vadamarachchi South West | Karaveddy | 35 | 88 | 45,495 | 73 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 45,628 | 519 |
| Valikamam East | Kopay | 31 | 102 | 72,908 | 252 | 101 | 35 | 2 | 73,298 | 719 |
| Valikamam North | Tellippalai | 45 | 57 | 28,179 | 1,336 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 29,546 | 518 |
| Valikamam South | Uduvil | 30 | 30 | 52,574 | 190 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 52,833 | 1,761 |
| Valikamam South West | Sandilipay | 28 | 45 | 52,039 | 159 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 52,226 | 1,161 |
| Valikamam West | Chankanai | 25 | 44 | 46,260 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 46,343 | 1,053 |
| Total | 435 | 1,025 | 577,246 | 3,366 | 2,139 | 499 | 128 | 583,378 | 569 | |
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