Chundikuli

Chundikuli
சுண்டிக்குளி
චුන්දිකුලි
Suburb
Chundikuli
Chundikuli
Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E / 9.6568889°N 80.0280833°E / 9.6568889; 80.0280833Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E / 9.6568889°N 80.0280833°E / 9.6568889; 80.0280833
Country Sri Lanka
Province Northern
District Jaffna
DS Division Jaffna
Government
 • Type Municipal Council
 • Body Jaffna
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 3,618
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes 4136075-4136080
Telephone Codes 021
Vehicle registration NP

Chundikuli (Tamil: சுண்டிக்குளி, translit. Cuṇṭikkuḷi; Sinhalese: චුන්දිකුලි Cundikuli) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[2] Chundikuli means "the pond of the cunti plant" in Tamil and is derived from the Tamil words cunti (several aquatic plants from the mimosa genus) and kuli (pond).[3] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Chundikuli North and Chundikuli South) whose combined population was 3,618 at the 2012 census.[1]

Schools

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 154.
  2. ↑ "Inter faith group meets in Jaffna to discuss Peace". TamilNet. 14 November 2004.
  3. ↑ "Know the Etymology: 7 - Cuṇṭik-kuḻi, Āmaik-kuḻi, Tāmarak-kuliya, Mudalak-kuliya". TamilNet. 21 December 2016.
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