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Pallai
பளை පල්ලෙයි | |
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Village | |
  Pallai | |
| Coordinates: 09°36′00″N 80°19′00″E / 9.60000°N 80.31667°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Kilinochchi |
| Divisional Secretariat | Pachchilaipalli |
| Elevation | 11.0 m (36.1 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | 42550 |
Pallai (Tamil: பளை, Sinhala: පල්ලෙයි), also spelt Palai, is a small town in the Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[1] The town is located under the division of the Pachilaipally Divisional Secretary and is administered by the Pachilaipally Pradeshiya Sabha.
It is located near the coast on the northern peninsula,[2] approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Jaffna.
In 1861 the Church Mission Society sent Rev. John Backus to Pallai to establish a Christian community in the town. This led to the construction and dedication of St. Andrew's Church on 30 November 1895.
In 1921 the government declared a 4.25 square kilometres (2 sq mi) area adjacent to the town as a forest reserve.[3]
- ^ "Grama Niladhari Division - Pachchilaipalli". District Secretariat - Kilinochchi. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "New schools for children in northern Sri Lanka" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australian Government AID. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Pallai - Reserved Forest". Protected Planet. Retrieved 21 February 2020.