Vadamarachchi

Vadamarachchi வடமராட்சி වැදි මුරැකිය
Region
Vadamarachchi
Coordinates: 09°42′N 80°19′E / 9.700°N 80.317°E / 9.700; 80.317Coordinates: 09°42′N 80°19′E / 9.700°N 80.317°E / 9.700; 80.317
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
Largest town	Point Pedro
Divisional Secretariats	List Vadamarachchi East Vadamarachchi North Vadamarachchi SW
Area
• Total	238.6 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	106,179
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)

Vadamarachchi (Tamil: வடமராட்சி Vaṭamarāṭci, Sinhalese: වැදි මුරැකිය) is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Vadamarachchi is sometimes spelt Vadamarachi, Vadamaraachi or Vadamaraadchi.

Etymology

Vadamarachchi translates to "possession of northerners" or "rule of the northerners" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words vadamar (northerners) and achchi (possession or rule).^[1]

See also

• Thenmarachchi
• Valikamam

References