Vavuniya
Vavuniya
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Partial aerial view of Vavuniya | |
| Coordinates: 8°45′0″N 80°29′0″E / 8.75000°N 80.48333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Vavuniya |
| DS Division | Vavuniya South (Tamil) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Gowthaman (TNA) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,248.96 ha (5,557.30 acres) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Website | VUC |
Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, romanized: Vavuniyā, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by an Municipal Council. The town has been known since ancient times, but being a heavily forested area, less than 100,000 people lived in the entire district before the Sri Lankan Civil War. The city is situated as a border town that divides the Tamil and Sinhalese population. To the south of the city are the Sinhala cities and to the north are the Tamil cities. The city has a large population of Tamils, Muslims and a significant number of Sinhalese. In the early days, Vavuniya was known as Vanni due to the abundance of Vanni Trees. The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.