Mallakam | |
Native Name: | மல்லாகம் මල්ලකම් |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Northern Province#Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Northern Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jaffna |
Subdivision Type3: | DS Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Valikamam North |
Government Type: | Divisional Council |
Governing Body: | Valikamam North |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 6834 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Codes |
Postal Code: | 4112005-4112015 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone Codes |
Area Code: | 021 |
Registration Plate: | NP |
Mallakam (Tamil: மல்லாகம்|translit=Mallākam) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10km (10miles) north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions (Mallakam Center, Mallakam North and Mallakam South) whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census.[1]