Vavuniya

Vavuniya வவுனியா වවුනියාව
City
Vavuniya
Coordinates: 8°45′0″N 80°29′0″E / 8.75000°N 80.48333°E / 8.75000; 80.48333Coordinates: 8°45′0″N 80°29′0″E / 8.75000°N 80.48333°E / 8.75000; 80.48333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Vavuniya
DS Division	Vavuniya South (Tamil)
Government
• Type	Urban Council
• Chairman	Iyaththurai Kanagiah (TNA)
Population  (2007)
• Total	67,856
• Density	3,341/km2 (8,641/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, romanized: Vavuṉiyā, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is also the main settlement in the Vavuniya District.

The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.

Transport[]

Vavuniya railway station, which is located on the Northern Line connects Kankesanthurai (the northern terminus of the line) through to Colombo.^[1] During the civil war Vavuniya was the terminus of the Northern Line.

Vavuniya airport, which is an air force base and a domestic airport is also located here.^[2]

Vavuniya is situated in the middle of the Vanni region and is the gate to northern province where people can access all the northern cities quickly.

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See also[]

• Vipulanantha College
• Pandarikulam

References[]

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