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Puttalam
Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, 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. Points of interest * Puttalam Lagoon * Saltern * Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms Energy Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms, Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited, an Indian firm, invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MWs of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region. Education National schools *Zahira National College, Puttalam * Ananda National School, Puttalam Provincial sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Western Province, Sri Lanka
North Western Province ( ''Wayamba Paḷāta'', ''Vada Mael Mākāṇam'') is a province of Sri Lanka. It is the fourth-largest province by land area, covering , and the fourth-most populated province with a population of over 2,592,000 people. North Western Province is bordered by the North Central Province, Sri Lanka to the north, Central Province, Sri Lanka to the east, Sabaragamuwa Province to the southeast, Western Province, Sri Lanka to the south, and is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the west. The province encompasses a variety of climates and geographical features, from its coastal regions to the central highlands and plains. The majority of the population is concentrated in the urban centers of Kurunegala, the provincial capital, and Puttalam. Kurunegala is the largest city in the province and serves as a major commercial and administrative hub. Puttalam, located on the western coast, is known for its lagoon and salt production. The region has numerous archaeolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam District
Puttalam is a district of Sri Lanka situated near the west coast of the country. The district has an area of . Along with the Kurunegala District, it forms the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The district capital is Puttalam, which borders the Kala Oya and Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam has lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities. History In 1845, North Western Province was created. In 1958, Puttalam district was merged with Chilaw district.Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998,Gwillim Law, p. 334 There are 548 GN division in the area. These areas are governed by the 16 Divisional Secretary areas. List of Divisional Secretary areas in Puttalam district * Anamaduwa Divisional Secretariat * Arachchikattuwa Divisional Secretariat * Chilaw Divisional Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam Divisional Secretariat
Puttalam Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... Demography-Religion References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam Hindu Central College
Puttalam Hindu Central College ( ''Puttaḷam Hindu Maththiya Kalloori'', PHCC) is a national school in Puttalam Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council. Climate Under the ..., Sri Lanka It was founded in 1979 by the late Nadaraja Devar and the late Ratnasingam. History founded in 1979 by the late Nadaraja Devar and the late Ratnasingam. Puttalam Hindu Maha Saba(இந்து மகா சபை) also contribute to of founding the school. Early Called Hindu Tamil Maha Vidyalayam(இந்து தமிழ் மகா வித்தியாலயம்) After Change to Hindu Central College On Silver Jubilee. Notes References {{reflist National schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Puttalam District Hindu Colleges of Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thillayadi Muslim Maha Vidhyalaya
P/ Thillayadi Muslim Maha Vidhyalaya ( Tamil: தில்லையடி முஸ்லிம் மகா வித்தியாலயம்) is a provincial school located at Thillayadi, Puttalam, Sri Lanka. It was founded by M.M Ahamed Kabeer on 10 February 1978. It is registered as School Census No 18077. According to Department of Examination, Thillayadi MMV is ranked 3rd place in Puttalam District and 69th place in Island wide for the Commerce Stream on 2019 which Schools with less than 20 candidates. While on Arts Stream 7rd place in Puttalam Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council. Climate Under the ... District and 87th place in Island wide. References 1978 establishments in Sri Lanka Educational institutions established in 1978 Provincial schools in Sri Lanka Schools in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Sabri Raheem
Abdul Ali Sabri Mohamed Raheem (born 5 January 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. Raheem was born on 5 January 1963. He has a Dip. in Business Management apart from G.C.E. (A/L) and G.C.E. (O/L). He is the All Ceylon Makkal Congress' organizer for Puttalam District Raheem contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Muslim National Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Puttalam District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He voted in favor of 20 Amendment which brought by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna The Sri Lanka People's Front (; ), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was the ruling party in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022 and was the largest party in Parliament of Sr ... to strengthen the president. References 1963 births All Ceylon Makkal Congress politicians Living people Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Muslims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam Electoral District (1947–1989)
Puttalam electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the City of Puttalam in Puttalam District, North Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...s. Puttalam electoral district was replaced by the Puttalam multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Puttalam continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district. Members of Parliament Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Baiz Kamardeen
Kamardeen Abdul Baiz (20 February 1969 – 23 May 2021) was Chairman of Urban Council Puttalam (In office 2018 to until death), a Sri Lankan former parliamentarian and cabinet deputy minister. He was a national organizer of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Party, a registered political party in Sri Lanka during M. H. M. Ashraff Leadership. Baiz was a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Puttalam Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council. Climate Under the ... Electoral District in April 2004. He was the mayor of the Puttalam Urban Council when he was met with an accident. He died on 23 May 2021 following a road accident. It is reported that the accident had taken place in the Eluwamkulama area while he was returning to his Puttalam residence after visiting a private land belonging to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam Lagoon
The Puttalam Lagoon is a large lagoon in the Puttalam District, western Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by two rivers, namely the Kala Oya and Mi Oya, discharging at and respectively. It is linked to Mundal Lagoon to the south by a channel. The lagoon's water is brackish to saline. The lagoon is surrounded by a region containing coconuts, open forests, grasslands and shrublands. The land is used for prawn fishing, salt production, and rice cultivation. The lagoon has extensive mangroves, seagrasses and some salt marshes, attracting a wide variety of anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family (biology), family of water birds that includes ducks, goose, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted f .... Islands A moderate number islands scatter over the lagoon including: See also * Geography of Sri Lanka References {{Lagoons of Sri Lanka Bodies of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seguwantivu And Vidatamunai Wind Farms
The Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms are two legally separate wind farms built together by Seguwantivu Wind Power and Vidatamunai Wind Power, on the south-east shore of the Puttalam Lagoon, in Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The Seguwantivu Wind Farm utilizes thirteen wind turbines, while the Vidatamunai Wind Farm utilizes twelve wind turbines also of the same model, thus totalling the installed capacity to and respectively. The wind farm is approximately in length, and is diagonal from north-west to south-east, with the mainland on the north-east the Puttalam Lagoon on the south-west. The twelve northern turbines belong to Vidatamunai Wind Farm, while the thirteen southern turbines belong to Seguwantivu. The wind farms cost to construct. The transportation of wind turbines from the Colombo Harbour to the wind farm site was carried out by Agility Logistics in late-2009. Power line An overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and Electric power d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Councils Of Sri Lanka
There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country. Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Urban councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka. The Urban councils collectively govern approximately 1,388,000 people. There are 417 Councillors in total, ranging from 22 to 7 per council. Urban councils Current Former ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 1959 * Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 1997 * Moratuwa Urban Council * Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Council ;Elevated to Municipal council status in 2011 * Bandarawela Urban Council * Hambantota Urban Council See also * List of cities in Sri Lanka * Provincial government in Sri Lanka References External links Election Commission of Sri Lanka websiteMinistry of Public Admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Sri Lanka
Districts (, ) are the second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka, preceded by Provinces of Sri Lanka, provinces. Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Districts are further divided into a number of Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, divisional secretariats (commonly known as D.S. divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, district secretary, who is appointed by the central government. The main tasks of the district secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and divisional secretariats. The district secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district. History The country was first di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
