Map of Valvedditturai, Sri Lanka

Valvedditturai is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 78,205. It lies at 9.8167°N, 80.1667°E. Valvedditturai is about 322 km (200 mi) north of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Point Pedro, 7 km to the east.

Valvedditturai at a glance

Where is Valvedditturai?

• The 15th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Northern Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 33 min on the shortest day to 12 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Valvedditturai

• Point Pedro — 7 km east
• Jaffna — 24 km southwest
• Vedaraniyam — 71 km northwest, India
• Rameswaram — 111 km southwest, India
• Negapatam — 111 km north, India
• Pattukkottai — 115 km northwest, India
• Thiruvarur — 121 km northwest, India
• Mannargudi — 123 km northwest, India
• Vavuniya — 124 km south
• Kāraikāl — 128 km north, India

Largest cities in Northern Province

• Jaffna — 169,102
• Point Pedro — 89,810
• Vavuniya — 60,176

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

• Colombo — 648,034
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — 219,827
• Maharagama — 195,355
• Jaffna — 169,102
• Moratuwa — 168,280
• Negombo — 137,223
• Pita Kotte — 118,179
• Kandy — 111,701
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.