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Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during June and July 2009:
The Vanni, also spelled Wanni, is the name given to the mainland area of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It covers the entirety of Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya Districts, and most of Kilinochchi District, and has an area of approximately 7,650 square kilometres (2,950 sq mi). The population and infrastructure of the Vanni were devastated by the Sri Lankan Civil War.
The Northern Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province to form the North Eastern Province. The capital of the province is Jaffna. The majority of the Sri Lankan Civil War was played out in this province.
The Eastern Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Northern Province to form the North Eastern Province. The capital of the province is Trincomalee.
Camp | Div Sec Division | Admin District | 4 Jun [1] | 8 Jun [2] | 11 Jun [3] | 16 Jun [4] | 18 Jun [5] | 26 Jun [6] | 30 Jun [7] | 3 Jul [8] | 9 Jul [9] | 10 Jul [10] | 17 Jul [11] | 28 Jul [12] |
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Menik Farm Zone 0 (Kathirkamar Village) | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 18,829 | 19,083 | 19,254 | 19,429 | 19,429 | 19,429 | 19,429 | 19,572 | 19,572 | 19,673 | 19,644 | 19,644 |
Menik Farm Zone 1 (Ananda Kumarasamy Village) | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 46,458 | 46,458 | 45,937 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,789 | 46,789 | 46,957 | 46,957 | 47,168 | 47,093 | 47,080 |
Menik Farm Zone 2 (Pon Ramanathan Village) | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 73,306 | 73,484 | 73,929 | 73,816 | 73,816 | 69,281 | 68,705 | 68,172 | 68,172 | 62,623 | 62,623 | 62,623 |
Menik Farm Zone 3 (Arunachchalam Village) | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 42,812 | 43,063 | 43,817 | 44,289 | 44,289 | 43,900 | 43,900 | 43,900 | 43,900 | 44,506 | 44,063 | 44,285 |
Menik Farm Zone 4 | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 40,721 | 41,142 | 44,801 | 43,471 | 43,471 | 42,852 | 42,852 | 42,589 | 42,589 | 42,589 | 42,589 | 38,102 |
Menik Farm Zone 5 | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 4,992 | 4,992 | 5,107 | 5,107 | 5,107 | 5,107 | 4,992 | |||||
Andiyapuliyankulam School | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 1,564 | 1,564 | 1,564 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,429 | 1,403 |
Ariviththodam Sivanantha Vidyalayam, Menik Farm | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 1,174 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 964 | 963 |
Cheddikulam Base Hospital | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | |
Cheddikulam Maha Vidyalayam | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 1,770 | 1,770 | 1,770 | 1,757 | 1,757 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 |
Sooduventhapualvu Muslim School | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 2,029 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 | 2,036 |
Sumathipuram Welfare Centre, Ulunkkulam | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 4,444 | 4,444 | 4,985 | 4,985 | 5,442 | 5,442 | 5,442 | 5,442 | 5,442 | |||
Tharmapuram Welfare Centre (Mahakongaskada (MKK)) | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 533 | 533 | 4,481 | 4,481 | 5,015 | |||||||
Veerapuram Maha Vidyalayam | Vengalachedikulam | VAV | 3,110 | 4,147 | 5,781 | 5,781 | 5,486 | 5,486 | 5,469 | 5,469 | 5,469 | 5,469 | 5,469 | |
Gamini Maha Vidyalayam1 | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,933 | 1,933 | 1,634 | |||||||||
Kanthapuram Maha Vidyalayam (Scandapuram)2 | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,123 | 1,026 | 1,026 | 1,026 | 1,026 | |||||||
Komarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam | Vavuniya | VAV | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,195 | 2,071 | 2,071 | 2,071 | 2,071 | 2,071 |
Kovilkulam Hindu College | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,589 | |||||||||||
Nelukkulam Kalaimahal Maha Vidyalayam | Vavuniya | VAV | 2,962 | 2,962 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 | 2,972 |
Pampaimadu Hospital | Vavuniya | VAV | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | |
Poonathoddam College of Education | Vavuniya | VAV | 6,091 | 6,091 | 5,837 | 5,811 | 5,811 | 5,811 | 5,811 | 5,629 | 5,629 | 5,629 | 5,605 | 5,605 |
Poovarankulam Base Hospital | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,204 | 1,204 | 1,204 | 1,204 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | 1,179 | |
Puthukkulam Maha Vidyalayam | Vavuniya | VAV | 3,024 | 2,384 | 2,206 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 1,997 | 1,997 | 1,997 | 1,997 | 1,997 |
Samanankulam School | Vavuniya | VAV | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | |||
Sivapirakasa Ladies College, Vavuniya | Vavuniya | VAV | 3,349 | 3,349 | 3,104 | 3,082 | 3,082 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 | 3,055 |
Thandikulam Maha Vidyalayam | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,428 | 1,428 | 1,064 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 1,023 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 969 | 969 |
Vavuniya General Hospital | Vavuniya | VAV | 844 | 844 | 844 | 844 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 1,096 | 1,096 | |
Vavuniya Muslim Maha Vidyalayam | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,521 | |||||||||||
Vavuniya Tamil Maha Vidyalayam (Senior)3 | Vavuniya | VAV | 4,843 | 4,843 | 4,444 | |||||||||
Velikkulam School | Vavuniya | VAV | 1,233 | 1,233 | ||||||||||
Chavakachcheri Hindu Ladies College4 | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 1,376 | 1,376 | 1,376 | |||||||||
Kaithady Ayurvedic University Hostel | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 1,097 | 1,097 | 1,097 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 1,042 | 1,042 | 1,042 | 1,042 |
Kaithady Hindu Children Home | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 208 | 208 | 208 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 |
Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 1 | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 716 | 717 | 717 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 1,292 | 1,292 | 1,292 | 1,292 |
Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute 2 | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 624 | 624 | 624 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | ||||
Kodikamam Government Tamil Mixed School | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 991 | 994 | 994 | 1,003 | 1,003 | 1,003 | 1,003 | 1,003 | 995 | 995 | 995 | 995 |
Kodikamam Ramavil (Kodikamam Forest) | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 2,440 | 2,440 | 2,440 | 4,995 | 4,995 | 4,995 | 4,995 | 4,995 | 4,948 | 4,948 | 4,948 | 4,948 |
Kopay Teacher Training College | Valikamam East | JAF | 494 | 494 | 494 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 474 | 474 | 474 | 474 |
Murusivil Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School | Thenmarachchi | JAF | 1,738 | 1,739 | 1,739 | 1,769 | 1,769 | 1,769 | 1,769 | 1,769 | 1,763 | 1,763 | 1,763 | 1,763 |
Nelliyady Central College5 | Valikamam South West | JAF | 1,236 | 1,237 | 1,237 | |||||||||
Thirunagar Old Court House | Jaffna | JAF | 143 | 143 | 143 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 |
English Training Centre | Mannar Town | MAN | 258 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | ||||||
Illupaikkulam | Mannar Town | MAN | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 201 | 201 |
Kalimoddai | Nanaddan | MAN | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 454 |
Mannar District General Hospital | Mannar Town | MAN | 1,539 | 1,539 | 1,539 | 707 | 707 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 649 | 649 |
Mannar Welfare Centre | Mannar Town | MAN | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 | ||||
Sirukandal | Nanaddan | MAN | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
Kantale Base Hospital | Kantale | TRI | 29 | 29 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Pulmoddai Muslim Maha Vidyalayam | Kuchaveli | TRI | 4,403 | 4,403 | 4,403 | 4,403 | 4,403 | 4,403 | 4,403 | |||||
Pulmoddai Sinhala Maha Vidyalayam | Kuchaveli | TRI | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 2,294 | |||||
Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 1, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post) | Kuchaveli | TRI | 4,753 | 4,753 | 4,753 | 4,753 | 4,753 | |||||||
Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 2, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post) | Kuchaveli | TRI | 2,080 | 2,078 | 2,078 | 2,078 | 2,078 | |||||||
Thampalakamam Peripheral Unit | Thampalakamam | TRI | 35 | 35 | 35 | |||||||||
Trincomalee General Hospital | Town & Gravets | TRI | 131 | 131 | 131 | |||||||||
Colombo National Hospital | COL | 57 | 57 | 57 | ||||||||||
Kandy Teaching Hospital | KAN | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||
Maharagama Cancer Hospital | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Dambula Base Hospital | MTL | 62 | 62 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
Hingurakgoda General Hospital | POL | 282 | 282 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
Kurunegala Teaching Hospital | KUR | 555 | 555 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | ||||
Madawachchiya District Hospital | ANU | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||
Padaviya Base Hospital | ANU | 413 | 413 | 413 | 213 | 213 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | |
Polonnaruwa General Hospital | POL | 83 | 83 | 83 | 119 | 119 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | |
Total | 281,347 | 284,455 | 287,038 | 285,709 | 285,794 | 284,677 | 283,807 | 283,983 | 283,886 | 283,089 | 282,425 | 278,539 |
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Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during February and March 2009:
Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during April 2009:
Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during August and September 2009:
Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during October 2009 to January 2010:
Numbers of Sri Lankan internally displaced persons displaced from the Vanni region since October 2008 and detained by the Sri Lankan Military at various camps in northern Sri Lanka during February 2010 to December 2010:
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