Mallakam Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 148.