Puttalam
Sign in to savePuttalam (; ) 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 8
- Image
- Sri Lanka, Puttalam street scene (5).jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
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- Climate
- Points of interest
- Energy
- Religion
- Notable people
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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.
== 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.
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