Country Sri Lanka District Jaffna Divisional Secretariats List
Thenmarachchi Area 229.4 km² | Province Northern Largest town Chavakacheri Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) Population 55,478 (2007) | |
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Thenmarachchi is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Vadamarachchi and Valikamam. Thenmarachchi is sometimes spelt Thenmarachi, Thenmaraachi or Thenmaraadchi. This area, like the entire Jaffna peninsula, is populated mostly by Tamil people and was for many years under the de facto control of the "Tamil Tigers".
Etymology
Thenmarachchi translates to "possession of southerners" or "rule of the southerners" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words thenmar (southerners) and achchi (possession or rule).
References
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