Mallakam

Town in northern Sri Lanka

Town in Northern, Sri Lanka

Mallakam மல்லாகம் මල්ලකම්
Town
9°45′48.40″N 80°01′46.30″E / 9.7634444°N 80.0295278°E / 9.7634444; 80.0295278
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Valikamam North
Government
• Type	Divisional Council
• Body	Valikamam North
Population (2012)^[1]
• Total	6,834
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes	4112005-4112015
Telephone Codes	021
Vehicle registration	NP

Mallakam (Tamil: மல்லாகம், romanized: Mallākam) (Sinhala: මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) 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]

Transport

Mallakam railway station

References

^ ^a ^b "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 148.

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Geography

Districts	Jaffna District Kilinochchi District Mannar District Mullaitivu District Vavuniya District

Politics

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Transportation

Airports	Iranamadu Airport Jaffna International Airport Vavuniya Airport
Highways	A9 A14 A29 A30 A32 A34 A35
Railways	Mannar Line Northern Line Yal Devi

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Culture	Architecture Art Cinema (Sri Lankan Tamil cinema) Education Literature Music Sport Dance Cuisine Festivals
Demographics	Demographic history Language demographics
Education	List of schools University of Jaffna
Healthcare	List of hospitals Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Religion	Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar