| Chavakachcheri | |
| Native Name: | சாவகச்சேரி චාවකච්චේරි |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jaffna |
| Subdivision Type4: | DS Division |
| Subdivision Name4: | Thenmarachchi |
| Government Type: | Urban Council |
| Leader Party: | TNA |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 41,407 |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 9.65°N 80.15°W |
Chavakachcheri (Tamil: சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, Sinhala; Sinhalese: ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as the name "Chaavaka+cheari" literally means Javanese settlement (there are also some references to a Javanese fort in northern Sri Lanka). The town may date back to the Southeast Asian occupation of Yalpanam, where certain settlements and forts were established by Chandrabhanu to maintain hegemony over the overseas colony. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Chavakachcheri was badly devastated in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Today, the government and the people of Chavakachcheri have rebuilt the town, but the population remains drastically lower than the pre-war years.
The 111-year-old Chavakachcheri Hindu College, a high school, is a leading centre of education in the town.[1]