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Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, romanized: Vavuṉiyā, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is also the main settlement in the Vavuniya District.

Vavuniya
வவுனியா
වවුනියාව
City
Vavuniya
Coordinates: 8°45′0″N 80°29′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictVavuniya
DS DivisionVavuniya South (Tamil)
Government
  TypeUrban Council
  ChairmanIyaththurai Kanagiah (TNA)
Population
 (2007)
  Total67,856
  Density3,341/km2 (8,641/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.


Transport


Vavuniya railway station, which is located on the Northern Line connects Kankesanthurai (the northern terminus of the line) through to Colombo.[1] During the civil war Vavuniya was the terminus of the Northern Line.

Vavuniya airport, which is an air force base and a domestic airport is also located here.[2]

Vavuniya is situated in the middle of the Vanni region and is the gate to northern province where people can access all the northern cities quickly.


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[de] Vavuniya

Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா Vavuṉiyā [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈʋaunijaː], Singhalesisch: වවුනියාව Vavuniyāva [ʋauniˈjaːʋə]) ist eine Stadt in der Nordprovinz Sri Lankas. Sie ist Verwaltungssitz des überwiegend von Tamilen bewohnten Distrikts Vavuniya und ein Verkehrsknotenpunkt auf dem Weg in den Norden Sri Lankas. Zwischen 1983 und 2009 war Vavuniya vom Bürgerkrieg in Sri Lanka betroffen.
- [en] Vavuniya



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