Chunnakam

Chunnakam
சுன்னாகம்
චුන්නාකම්
Chunnakam is located in Northern Province
Chunnakam
Chunnakam
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 80°01′0″E / 9.75000°N 80.01667°E / 9.75000; 80.01667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionValikamam South

Chunnakam (Tamil: சுன்னாகம், romanized: Cuṉṉākam; Sinhala: චුන්නාකම්, romanized: Chunnakam) is a town, located 9.7 km (6.0 mi) north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani.[1] In northern Sri Lanka, Chunnakam is only second to Jaffna in terms of population density and commercial activities in and around its neighbourhoods.

  1. ^ Yaalpaana Charithram by A.Mutthuthambipillai, p.123,Tamil Mann Publication