Pottuvil

Also known as Pothuvil, Poththuvil

Pottuvil (; ) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located in the Eastern Province on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.

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Place details

Locality: Pottuvil
Region: Eastern Province
Country: Sri Lanka
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pottuvil
Settlement.image_caption: Pottuvil, Sri Lanka, Fisherman trying to catch fish
Settlement.image_skyline: Fishing_in_pottuvil,_Sri_lanka.jpg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Eastern
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ampara
Settlement.subdivision_type4: DS Division
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Pottuvil
Settlement.population_total: 45727

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Sri Lanka
Located in: Ampara District
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Fishing in pottuvil, Sri lanka.jpg

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Commons category: Pottuvil

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
History
Demographics
Ethnicity in Pottuvil Town (2012)
Economy
Climate
See also
Notes
References

Pottuvil (; ) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located in the Eastern Province on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.

==Name== The romanized form Pothuwila and also Pothuvila are also common in English-language writings of Sinhalese writers, and on many webpages. Most Sinhala newspaper articles and Facebook pages refer to "Pothuvila", පොතුවිල.

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