Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in

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 border ...

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, ...

. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the

and governed by a municipal council.

Climate

Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Pattalam has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

(''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 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 schools

* President's Science College * Fathima Muslim Ladies College * Science High School, Puttalam * Puttalam Hindu Central College * Thillayadi Muslim Maha Vidhyalaya * Zahira Primary School * Manal Kundru Muslim Maha Vidhiyalaya * Zainab Muslim Girl's Primary * Assenkudhoos Government Muslim Vidyalayam * St. Mary's National College * St. Andrew's Central College

International schools

* Phoenix International School * Puttalam Primary school and child care centre * KEC * St. Joseph Vaz College * Ikra International School * School of Excellence * Mercy Education Center Puttalam also has an open university.

Religion

Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town.

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

is the major religion in Puttalam town while

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

s and

Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C ...

are significant minorities; there is also a small

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

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Religious places

* Mohideen Jumma Mosque * Buddhist Centre * Muthu Maariamman Temple * Mother of Refuge Catholic Church

Notable people

* Sahan Adeesha - cricketer born in Puttalam * Abdul Baiz Kamardeen - politician, former Chairman of Puttalam Urban Council * Tariq Hisny - composer, born in Puttalam * H. S. Ismail - 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * M. H. M. Naina Marikar - first elected to the

Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Śrī Laṇkā Pārlimentuvā'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் '' ...

as member for

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 ...

* M. H. M. Navavi - politician, former Member of Parliament * Ali Sabri Raheem - politician, Member of Parliament * Hector Appuhamy - politician, Member of Parliament

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