Vavuniya

Vavuniya வவுனியா වවුනියාව
City
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Coordinates: 8°45′0″N 80°29′0″E / 8.75000°N 80.48333°E / 8.75000; 80.48333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Vavuniya
DS Division	Vavuniya South (Tamil)
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Chairman	Gowthaman (TNA)
Area
• Land	2,248.96 ha (5,557.30 acres)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Demonyms	Vavuniyan Vanniyan
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Website	VUC

Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியா, Romanized: Vavuniya, Sinhala: වවුනියාව, Romanized: Vavuniyāva) is a city in Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The municipality is administered by an Municipal Council. The town has been known since ancient times, but being a heavily forested area, less than 100,000 people lived in the entire district before the Sri Lankan Civil War. The city is situated as a border town that divides the Tamil and Sinhalese population. To the south of the city are the Sinhala cities and to the north are the Tamil cities. The city has a large population of Tamils, Muslims and a significant number of Sinhalese. In the early days, Vavuniya was known as Vanni due to the abundance of Vanni Trees. The Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni is located in Vavuniya.