Old Park

Old Park
பழைய பூங்கா
Ruins of old Kachcheri / governor's bungalow
Old Park is located in Central Jaffna
Old Park
Old Park
Location in central Jaffna
TypeUrban park
LocationJaffna, Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°39′31.40″N 80°01′46.10″E / 9.6587222°N 80.0294722°E / 9.6587222; 80.0294722
Area27 acres (11 ha; 0.042 sq mi)

Old Park (Tamil: பழைய பூங்கா Paḻaiya Pūṅkā) is a 27 acre urban park in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It was originally built in the 19th century as the gardens and grounds of the residency of the British Government Agent for the Northern Province.