{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox Region for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Vadamarachchi | native_name = {{lang|ta|வடமராட்சி}}<br/>{{lang|si|වඩමාරච්චි}} | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Region <!-- maps and coordinates ------> | pushpin_map = Sri Lanka | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|09|42|N|80|19|E|region:LK|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Sri Lanka}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Northern | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jaffna <!-- seat, smaller parts -------> | seat_type = Largest town | seat = Point Pedro | parts_type = Divisional Secretariats | parts_style = coll | p1 = Vadamarachchi East | p2 = Vadamarachchi North | p3 = Vadamarachchi SW <!-- display settings ---------> | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> <!-- area ----------------------> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 238.6 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_note = <!-- elevation -----------------> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = <!-- population ----------------> | population_footnotes = | population_total = 106,179 | population_rank = | population_as_of = 2007 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = <!-- time zone(s) --------------> | timezone1 = Sri Lanka | utc_offset1 = +05:30 }} '''Vadamarachchi''' ({{langx|ta|வடமராட்சி}} Vaṭamarāṭci, {{langx|si|වඩමාරච්චි}}) is one of the three historic regions of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka. The other two regions are Thenmarachchi and Valikamam. Alternative spellings include '''Vadamarachi''', '''Vadamaraachi''' or '''Vadamaraadchi'''.
==Etymology== Vadamarachchi translates to ''"possession of northerners"'' or "''rule of the northerners''" in English. It is derived from the Tamil words ''vadamar/ vada+maravar'' (northerners) and ''achchi'' (possession or rule).<ref>{{cite news|title=Vadamaraadchi|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=98&artid=27701|newspaper=TamilNet|date=22 January 2009}}</ref>
==See also== * Thenmarachchi * Valikamam
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Vadamarachchi Category:Geography of Jaffna District
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