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 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. ...

* Saltern *

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 ...

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 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. Putt ...

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 Kabe ...

* 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 ...

population.http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Puttalam&Legend=3# statistics.gov.lk

Religious places

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

Notable people

Sahan Adeesha Weladage Sahan Adeesha Appuhami (born 24 November 1994, mainly known as Sahan Adeesha ) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament The 2015–16 Premier Le ...

- cricketer born in Puttalam *

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 Musl ...

- politician, former Chairman of Puttalam Urban Council *

Tariq Hisny Tariq Hisny, simply known and credited as Tariq, is a Sri Lankan composer, record producer and singer, working mainly for the Indian music industry. Early life and education Tariq was born in Puttalam, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. From a ...

- composer, born in Puttalam * H. S. Ismail -

5th Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth Avenue * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a cont ...

Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The Speaker fulfills a number of important functions in relation to the operation of the House, which is based upon the ...

* 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 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 Ma ...

- politician, Member of Parliament *

Hector Appuhamy Hector Appuhamy is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Puttalam District in 2015. He is a Member of the United National Party The United National Party (UNP; , ) is a Centre-right politics ...

- politician, Member of Parliament

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