Mallakam

Mallakam

மல்லாகம்
මල්ලකම්
Mallakam மல்லாகம் ; මල්ලකම්
Town
	Mallakam Location in the Northern Province Mallakam Mallakam (Sri Lanka)
	Coordinates: 9°45′48.40″N 80°01′46.30″E / 9.7634444°N 80.0295278°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Northern
District	Jaffna
DS Division	Valikamam North
Government
• Type	Divisional Council
• Body	Valikamam North
Population (2012)
• Total	6,834
Time zone	UTC 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Post Codes	4112005-4112015
Telephone Codes	021
Vehicle registration	NP

Mallakam (Tamil: மல்லாகம், romanized: Mallākam) (Sinhala: මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions (Mallakam Center, Mallakam North and Mallakam South) whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census.^[1]