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Vavuniya

Northern Province

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Population
167,420
Area
1,967 km²
Population density
85 /km²
Province
Northern
5 districts · 15.9% of province population
Capital
Vavuniya
Presidential 2024
SJB
43.9% · first preference
Parliamentary 2024
2/6 seats

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
-3pts (2018→2024)

7269

Built-up index Δ
+3pts (2018→2024)

811

NDVI anomaly
-0.35

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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