Mandaitivu (Tamil: மண்டைதீவு, romanized: Maṇṭaitīvu; Sinhala: මන්ඩතිව්Manḍativ) 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]
mandaitivu, tamil, மண, romanized, maṇṭaitīvu, sinhala, මන, ඩත, manḍativ, island, coast, jaffna, peninsula, northern, lanka, located, approximately, kilometres, south, city, jaffna, island, area, square, kilometres, divided, into, three, village, officer, divis. Mandaitivu Tamil மண ட த வ romanized Maṇṭaitivu Sinhala මන ඩත ව 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 MandaitivuNative name மண ட த வ මන ඩත ව MandaitivuShow map of Northern ProvinceMandaitivuShow map of Sri LankaGeographyCoordinates9 36 48 N 79 59 44 E 9 61333 N 79 99556 E 9 61333 79 99556Area7 56 km2 2 92 sq mi 1 AdministrationSri LankaProvinceNorthernDistrictJaffnaDS DivisionIslands SouthDemographicsPopulation1 524 2012 2 Pop density202 km2 523 sq mi LanguagesTamilEthnic groupsSri Lankan TamilsAdditional informationTime zoneSri Lanka Standard Time Zone UTC 5 30 Mandaitivu is connected to the Jaffna Peninsula and the neighbouring island of Velanaitivu by a causeway 3 4 See also editMandaitivu massacre Battle of MandaitivuReferences 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 nbsp This Northern Province Sri Lanka location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mandaitivu amp oldid 1132718721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
