Puttalam District

Puttalam is a district of Sri Lanka situated near the west coast of the country. The district has an area of 3,072 km (1,186 mi). 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 in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam has lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities.