Mandaitivu (Tamil: மண்டைதீவு, romanized: Maṇṭaitīvu; Sinhala: මන්ඩතිව් Manḍativ) is an island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka, located approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Jaffna. The island has an area of 7.56 square kilometres (2.92 sq mi) and is divided into three village officer divisions (Mandaitivu East, Mandaitivu South and Mandaitivu West) whose combined population was 1,524 at the 2012 census.[1][2]
Native name: மண்டைதீவு මන්ඩතිව් | |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 9°36′48″N 79°59′44″E / 9.61333°N 79.99556°E |
| Area | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Islands South |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,524 (2012)[2] |
| Pop. density | 202/km2 (523/sq mi) |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Ethnic groups | Sri Lankan Tamils |
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Mandaitivu is connected to the Jaffna Peninsula and the neighbouring island of Velanaitivu by a causeway.[3][4]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Table 05 (Geo., Topography) Islands in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Statistics. Kusaka Research Institute. 2004.
- ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing 2012: Population by GN division and sex 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. p. 155.
- ^ Boulter, Liz (7 February 2015). "Northern Sri Lanka on the road to recovery". The Guardian.
- ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (17 July 2013). "Suicide express". The Island (Sri Lanka).
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