Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in

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 an ...

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 ...

. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the

and governed by an Urban Council.

Climate

Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

, 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 of ...

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.

Energy

Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited an Indian firm invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MW s of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region

Religion

Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. (86%) of Puttalam's resident's religion is

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...

, urban area's are dominated by them. While

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

and

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ� ...

are significant minorities with a small number of

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

population. ''Sourc
statistics.gov.lk
'

Education

National Schools:

* Ananda National School * Zahira College * President's Science College

Provincial Schools

Puttalam Hindu Central College {{Infobox school , name = Puttalam Hindu Central College , native_name = புத்தளம் இந்து மத்திய கல்லூரி , latin_name = , logo ...

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 Kabee ...

* Zahira Primary School

Notable people

Sahan Adeesha Sahan Adeesha (born 24 November 1994) is a Sri Lankan cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails ...

Cricketer, was born in Puttalam *

Tariq Hisny Tariq Hisny, simply known and credited as Tariq, is a Sri Lankan composer 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 young age, he ha ...

Composer and Singer, was 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 Muslim ...

- Politician, Former Chairman of Puttalam Urban Council *

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 is the All Ceylon Makkal Congress' organiser for Puttalam District. Raheem contested the 2020 parli ...

- Politician, Member of Parliament

References

External links

The Portuguese Cultural Imprint on Sri Lanka
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