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Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council.

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Place details

Locality
Puttalam
Region
North Western Province
Country
Sri Lanka
Population
45,661
Timezone
Asia/Colombo

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Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline
Sri Lanka, Puttalam street scene (5).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Western
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Vacant since May 2021
Settlement.area_total_km2
25.6
Settlement.area_land_km2
119.0
Settlement.area_water_km2
327
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
45,511 (Urban Council)
Settlement.population_metro
82,443 (Puttalam Division)
Settlement.population_density_km2
400
Settlement.timezone
Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
Settlement.utc_offset
+05:30
Settlement.name
Puttalam

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Climate
  • Points of interest
  • Energy
  • Religion
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council.

== Climate == Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical savanna climate (As) with a short dry season from June to September and a second dry season from January to March. The wet season is mainly from October to December. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with little variations in between.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puttalam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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