Chavakacheri
Sign in to saveChavakachcheri (; ) is a town in the Jaffna Peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as the name "Chaavaka+cheari" literally means Javanese settlement (there are also some references to a Javanese fort in northern Sri Lanka). The town may date back to the Southeast Asian occupation of Yalpanam, where certain settlements and forts were established by Chandrabhanu to maintain hegemony over the overseas colony. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Chavakachcheri was badly devastated in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Today, the government and the pe
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- Locality
- Thanankilappu
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chavakachcheri
- Settlement.native_name
- சாவகச்சேரி චාවකච්චේරි
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka Northern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northern
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jaffna
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- DS Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Thenmarachchi
- Settlement.government_type
- Urban Council
- Settlement.leader_party
- TNA
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Jaffna District
- Elevation
- 4
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Chavakachcheri (; ) is a town in the Jaffna Peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as the name "Chaavaka+cheari" literally means Javanese settlement (there are also some references to a Javanese fort in northern Sri Lanka). The town may date back to the Southeast Asian occupation of Yalpanam, where certain settlements and forts were established by Chandrabhanu to maintain hegemony over the overseas colony. The town is governed by an Urban Council. Chavakachcheri was badly devastated in the Sri Lankan Civil War. Today, the government and the people of Chavakachcheri have rebuilt the town, but the population remains drastically lower than the pre-war years.
The 111-year-old Chavakachcheri Hindu College, a high school, is a leading centre of education in the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chavakacheri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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