Thenmarachchi

Thenmarachchi தென்மராட்சி තෙන්මරච්චි
Region
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
Largest town	Chavakacheri
Divisional Secretariats	List Thenmarachchi
Area
• Total	229.4 km2 (88.6 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	55,478
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)

Thenmarachchi is one of the three historic regions of Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Vadamarachchi and Valikamam. Thenmarachchi is sometimes spelt Thenmarachi, Thenmaraachi or Thenmaraadchi. This area, like the entire Jaffna peninsula, is populated mostly by Tamil people and was for many years under the de facto control of the "Tamil Tigers".

Etymology

Thenmarachchi translates to "possession of southerners" or "rule of the southerners" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words thenmar (southerners) and achchi (possession or rule).

See also

• Vadamarachchi
• Valikamam