Chundikuli Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Inter faith group meets in Jaffna to discuss Peace. TamilNet. 14 November 2004.
  2. News: Know the Etymology: 7 - Cuṇṭik-kuḻi, Āmaik-kuḻi, Tāmarak-kuliya, Mudalak-kuliya. TamilNet. 21 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 154. 2017-03-12. 2019-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604182112/http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/FinalReport_GN/population/P2.pdf. dead.