Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Facts and figures on Jaffna at a glance
Name: Jaffna (Jaffna)Status: Large place and regional capital
Population: 169,102 people
Region name (Level 1): Northern Province
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Jaffna is located in the region of Northern Province and is also the regional capital of this region. The distance from Jaffna to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo (Colombo) is approximately 303 km / 188 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Jaffna Jaffna | Large place / Regional capital | 169,102 people | Northern Province Northern Province |
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| Place name | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Jaffna Jaffna | Northern Province Northern Province | Sri Lanka | Asia |
Time in Jaffna
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 12:35am (00:35h) | No | Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 12:35am (00:35h) | UTC +5.5 | Asia/Colombo |
Geographic coordinates of Jaffna
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 9°40'06.4"N (9.6684500°) | 80°00'26.7"E (80.0074200°) |
Distances from Jaffna
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 1,071 km north of the equator | 8,756 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Jaffna |
Places around Jaffna
23 places found within 5 km around Jaffna. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Navanthurai Navanthurai | - | 1.2 km 0.8 mi | show |
| Anaipanthy Anaipanthy | - | 1.4 km 0.9 mi | show |
| Vannarpannai South East Vannarpannai South East | - | 1.5 km 0.9 mi | show |
| Vannarpannai South West Vannarpannai South West | - | 1.7 km 1.1 mi | show |
| Karaiyur Karaiyur | - | 2.0 km 1.2 mi | show |
| Kanthermadam Kanthermadam | - | 2.1 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Vannarpannai North West Vannarpannai North West | - | 2.2 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Ariyarmadam Ariyarmadam | - | 2.5 km 1.5 mi | show |
| Nallur Nallur | - | 2.9 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Chundikkuli Chundikkuli | - | 3.0 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Chiviyateru West Chiviyateru West | - | 3.3 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Kokkuvil Kokkuvil | - | 3.5 km 2.2 mi | show |
| Uyarapulam Uyarapulam | - | 3.5 km 2.2 mi | show |
| Pasaiyur Pasaiyur | - | 3.5 km 2.2 mi | show |
| Kokkuvil West Kokkuvil West | - | 3.6 km 2.2 mi | show |
| Kokkuvil East Kokkuvil East | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Thirunelvely West Thirunelvely West | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Nanthavil Nanthavil | - | 3.8 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Thirunelvely East Thirunelvely East | - | 4.0 km 2.5 mi | show |
| Columbuthurai West Columbuthurai West | - | 4.0 km 2.5 mi | show |
| Tavadi Tavadi | - | 4.4 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Anaikkoddai Anaikkoddai | - | 4.4 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Kondavil Kondavil | - | 4.4 km 2.7 mi | show |