Karainagar
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Karainagar
காரைநகர் කාරෛනගර් | |
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 A beachside view | |
  Karainagar | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′0″N 79°52′0″E / 9.73333°N 79.86667°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern |
| District | Jaffna |
| DS Division | Karainagar |
Karainagar (Template:Lang-ta) (pronounced Kaarai-Nagar) is located 20 km from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on the Karaitivu (Island). In Tamil, means a place with abundant Kaarai trees. However, the word Karai also means the coast, as derived from the Tamil word 'kadar-karai' meaning a settlement (or town) on the sea coast (kadar or kadal means sea and karai means coast) which is borne by the fact that Karainagar is a coastal town.
Karainagar island is about 10-square-mile (26 km2) area and the registered voters 20,000 voted in 1977 national election. The current population stands at 11,000. 30% of this land is used for paddy cultivation.
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9°44′N 79°52′E / 9.733°N 79.867°E
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