Chundikuli | |
Native Name: | Tamil: சுண்டிக்குளி Sinhala; Sinhalese: චුන්දිකුලි |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jaffna |
Subdivision Type3: | DS Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Jaffna |
Government Type: | Municipal Council |
Governing Body: | Jaffna |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 3,618 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Codes |
Postal Code: | 4136075-4136080 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Codes |
Area Code: | 021 |
Registration Plate: | NP |
Chundikuli (Tamil: சுண்டிக்குளி|translit=Cuṇṭikkuḷi; Sinhala; Sinhalese: චුන්දිකුලි Cundikuli) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[1] 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).[2] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Chundikuli North and Chundikuli South) whose combined population was 3,618 at the 2012 census.[3]