Chundikuli (Tamil: சுண்டிக்குளி, romanized: Cuṇṭikkuḷi; Sinhala: චුන්දිකුලි Cundikuli) is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[2] 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).[3] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Chundikuli North and Chundikuli South) whose combined population was 3,618 at the 2012 census.[1]
Chundikuli
சுண்டிக்குளி චුන්දිකුලි | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Chundikuli  Chundikuli | |
| Coordinates: 9°39′24.80″N 80°01′41.10″E / 9.6568889°N 80.0280833°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Jaffna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Jaffna |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 3,618 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Post Codes | 4136075-4136080 |
| Telephone Codes | 021 |
| Vehicle registration | NP |
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Inter faith group meets in Jaffna to discuss Peace". TamilNet. 14 November 2004.
- ^ "Know the Etymology: 7 - Cuṇṭik-kuḻi, Āmaik-kuḻi, Tāmarak-kuliya, Mudalak-kuliya". TamilNet. 21 December 2016.
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