Kilinochchi is a town on the A9 road between Vavuniya and Jaffna. The area around Kilinochchi is called the Vanni and is situated close to the Elephant pass. The distance between Kilinochchi and Colombo is around 340 kilometre via A3.
Kilinochchi District is located in the north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province. It has an area of 1,279 square kilometres
