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Puttalam District
Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. It has an area of . Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates 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 is well known for its picturesque lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities. The town of Kalpitiya, and the Kalpitiya Peninsula, is located in this district. History *In 1845, North Western Province was created. *In 1958, then Puttalam district was merged with Chilaw district.Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998,Gwillim Law, p.334 Geography Puttalam district is situated in the upper part of the western coastal belt. Administrative Structure There are 548 GN division in the area. These areas ...
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Districts Of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, districts ( si, දිස්ත්‍රි‌ක්‌ක, ''Distrikka'', ta, மாவட்டம், ''Māvaṭṭam'') are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a 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. A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary's Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in the country ...
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Anamaduwa Divisional Secretariat
Anamaduwa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Puttalam Divisional Secretariat
Puttalam Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Pallama Divisional Secretariat
Pallama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka, Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. References Divisional Secretariats Portal
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Nawagattegama Divisional Secretariat
Nawagattegama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat
Nattandiya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References External Links Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Mundalama Divisional Secretariat
Mundalama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat
Mahawewa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Mahakumbukkadawala Divisional Secretariat
Mahakumbukkadawala Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats* Grama niladhari Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Madampe Divisional Secretariat
Madampe Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Karuwalagaswewa Divisional Secretariat
Karuwalagaswewa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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Kalpitiya Divisional Secretariat
Kalpitiya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Puttalam District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... References Divisional Secretariats Portal Divisional Secretariats of Puttalam District {{NorthWesternLK-geo-stub ...
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