Sri Lankan IDP numbers, October 2009 to January 2010

Last updated February 23, 2019

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:

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	28 Oct ^[1]	29 Oct ^[2]	5 Nov ^[3]	13 Nov ^[4]	17 Dec ^[5]	24 Dec ^[6]	31 Dec ^[7]	17 Jan ^[8]	20 Jan ^[9]
Menik Farm Zone 0 (Kathirkamar Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	13,322	13,111	13,265	14,505	14,279	14,222	13,430	13,417	13,445
Menik Farm Zone 1 (Ananda Kumarasamy Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	38,802	44,625	34,966	32,031	24,189	24,096	24,140	23,990	24,033
Menik Farm Zone 2 (Pon Ramanathan Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	39,559	39,325	33,660	31,124	23,806	23,557	23,486	23,443	23,506
Menik Farm Zone 3 (Arunachchalam Village)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	27,751	27,505	25,068	24,966	20,362	19,775	19,233	17,595	18,534
Menik Farm Zone 4	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	22,015	30,216	19,964	15,864	14,240	13,468	13,494	13,416	13,416
Menik Farm Zone 5	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	6,288	6,428	3,338	3,291	2,481	2,206	2,172	2,175	2,179
Menik Farm Zone 6	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	7,042	6,994	5,014	4,990	4,398	4,398	3,882	3,974	3,975
Menik Farm Zone 7 (Maruthamadu Welfare Centre)	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	3,307	3,307	3,005	1,757
Cheddikulam Base Hospital	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	461	461	461	461
Sumathipuram Welfare Centre, Ulunkkulam	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	3,767	3,767	2,760	2,398
Tharmapuram Welfare Centre (Mahakongaskada (MKK))	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	4,258	4,258	3,597	3,523	2,736	2,572	2,566	2,556	2,558
Veerapuram Maha Vidyalayam	Vengalachedikulam	VAV	3,572	3,572	2,332	1,929	1,620	1,083
Komarasankulam Maha Vidyalayam	Vavuniya	VAV	1,922	1,922	1,672
Pampaimadu Hospital	Vavuniya	VAV	151	151	151	151
Poonathoddam College of Education	Vavuniya	VAV	2,923	2,923	1,985
Poovarankulam Base Hospital	Vavuniya	VAV	185	185	185	185
Puthukkulam Maha Vidyalayam	Vavuniya	VAV	1,474	1,474	1,099
Thandikulam Maha Vidyalayam	Vavuniya	VAV	506	506
Vavuniya General Hospital	Vavuniya	VAV	671	671	671	671
Kaithady Ayurvedic University Hostel	Thenmarachchi	JAF			260
Kaithady Hindu Children Home	Thenmarachchi	JAF	187	187
Kaithady Palmyra Research Institute	Thenmarachchi	JAF	1,234	1,234	418	456	456	456	316	316	316
Kodikamam Government Tamil Mixed School	Thenmarachchi	JAF	712	712	254
Kodikamam Ramavil (Kodikamam Forest)	Thenmarachchi	JAF	4,694	4,694	1,274	1,846	2,846	2,846	2,606	2,606	2,606
Kopay Teacher Training College	Valikamam East	JAF	411	411	71
Manalkadu	Vadamarachchi East	JAF					685	685	685	685	685
Murusivil Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School	Thenmarachchi	JAF			379	434
Thirunagar Old Court House	Jaffna	JAF	163	163	160
Illupaikkulam	Mannar Town	MAN	601	601	601	437	504	567	567	550	550
Jeevodayam		MAN				436	329	329	323	302	302
Kalimoddai	Nanaddan	MAN	503	503	503	797	476	638	639	548	548
Mannar District General Hospital	Mannar Town	MAN	427	427	427	427
Sirukandal	Nanaddan	MAN	885	885	885	442	418	628	567	550	550
Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 1, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post)	Kuchaveli	TRI	4,260	4,260	4,260	2,639	200
Sahanagama Welfare Centre Site 2, Pulmoddai (13th Mile post)	Kuchaveli	TRI	2,043	2,043	2,043	723
Transit Sites		TRI	663	663	663
Kurunegala Teaching Hospital		KUR	64	64	64	64
Padaviya Base Hospital		ANU	25	25	25	25
Total			194,848	208,273	165,480	146,572	114,025	111,526	108,106	106,123	107,203

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↑ "LKM0483 IDP Site Locations and Capacity as of 05 November 2009" (PDF). UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
↑ "LKM0484 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 13 November 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Hospitals Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
↑ "LKM0485 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 21 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
↑ "LKM0486 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 24 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
↑ "LKM0487 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 31 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
↑ "LKM0488 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 15 January 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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[LKM0482-1] "LKM0482 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 01 November 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Hospitals Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

[LKM0481-2] "LKM0481 IDP Site Locations and Capacity as of 29 October 2009" (PDF). UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

[LKM0483-3] "LKM0483 IDP Site Locations and Capacity as of 05 November 2009" (PDF). UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

[LKM0484-4] "LKM0484 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 13 November 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Hospitals Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

[LKM0485-5] "LKM0485 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 21 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[LKM0486-6] "LKM0486 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 24 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[LKM0487-7] "LKM0487 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 31 December 2009" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

[LKM0488-8] "LKM0488 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 15 January 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.

[LKM0488a-9] "LKM0488 Arrivals since 01 April 2008 - Updated as of 22 January 2010" (PDF). Vanni IDP Camps and Resettlement Information. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.