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Mannar

Northern Province

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Recent headlines mentioning this district.

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Marine swell

Nearshore wave height for this coastal district (Open-Meteo marine or seed).

Fresh
Wave height
1.4m
Wave period
6.8s
Wave direction
216°

As of 9/11/2026, 11:00:00 PM · Not a Met Dept or Navy warning.

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Population
123,756
Area
1,996 km²
Population density
62 /km²
Province
Northern
5 districts · 10.8% of province population
Capital
Mannar
Presidential 2024
SJB
43.9% · first preference
Parliamentary 2024
2/6 seats

Mannar City & Postal Hierarchy

Major urban centers, 5-digit postal codes, and regional coordinates for Mannar.

Seed fallback — live API unavailable
Mannar8.981°N, 79.904°E
41000
Murunkan8.833°N, 80.017°E
41000
Pesalai9.083°N, 79.817°E
41000
Talaimannar9.100°N, 79.733°E
41000

Live flood stations

No river monitoring stations mapped to this district.

Land change

Greenery, built-up, and weekly NDVI anomaly for this district.

National Land Pulse
Greenery index Δ
-2pts (2018→2024)

6664

Built-up index Δ
+2pts (2018→2024)

79

NDVI anomaly
-0.30

2026-W29

Source · Methodology

Electoral swing (2019 → 2024)

Presidential first-preference share change between the prior cycle and 2024.

2019 winner · SJB67.8%
2024 winner · SJB43.9%
Leading share change
-23.9 pp
NPP share vs SLPP baseline
-7.6 pp

Vanni electoral crosswalk

Sri Lanka uses separate administrative and electoral district boundaries. Four Northern administrative districts — Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu, and Vavuniya — are aggregated into a single Vanni electoral district for parliamentary elections and some presidential reporting.

  • Administrative districts: Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya
  • Electoral district: Vanni (6 parliamentary seats)

Presidential results shown here reflect the combined Vanni electoral district tally published by the Election Commission, not an independent count for this administrative district alone.

Source: Election Commission 2024 provenance

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