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Chilaw
Sign in to saveChilaw (, ) is a city in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council, whereas the outskirts are governed by a pradeshiya sabha of the same name. The town is located 80 kilometers away from Colombo via Negombo.
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- Locality
- Chilaw
- Region
- North Western Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 24,712
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chilaw
- Settlement.native_name
- හලාවතசிலாபம்
- Settlement.official_name
- Metropolis
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Puttalam District
- Settlement.government_type
- Urban Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Chilaw Urban Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chilaw
- Settlement.leader_name
- Chilaw Urban Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Puttalam District
- Elevation
- 3
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- ChilawUhrturm.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- The visit of Mahatma Gandhi
- Munneswaram Temple
- Further Sights
- Traffic connections
- See also
- References
- External links
- Bibliography
- Maps
Chilaw (, ) is a city in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council, whereas the outskirts are governed by a pradeshiya sabha of the same name. The town is located 80 kilometers away from Colombo via Negombo.
Religious composition in Chilaw DS Division according to 2012 census data is as follows Roman Catholics 28,544-45.66%, Buddhists 22,855-36.56%, Muslims 5,205-8.33%, Hindus 4,288-6.86%, Other Christians 1,609-2.57%, Others 14-0.02%.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chilaw” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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