Puttalam

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Puttalam

Total population

45,400

Elevation8 m

Coordinates8.03°, 79.83°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Puttalam is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

H

Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail

Sri Lankan politician (1901-1974)

Tariq Hisny

Sri Lankan composer

S

Sahan Adeesha

Sri Lankan cricketer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Western

• Mangalaeliya
  11.8 mi away
• Karaitivu
  13.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Galgamuwa
  30.3 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Wilaththawa
  30.7 mi away
• Munamaldeniya
  36.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Madampe
  37 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Mahawewa
  39.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kuliyapitiya
  41.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Nathagane
  44.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pannala
  50.3 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Dambadeniya
  50.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Yanthampalawa
  51.1 mi away · pop. 6,000

Browse all places in North Western →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Puttalam

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Sri Lankan Ornamental Tarantula

Poecilotheria fasciata

Seen 2026-09-02

Chunam Tree Frog

Polypedates maculatus

Seen 2026-08-25

Asian Green Bee-eater

Merops orientalis

Seen 2026-08-14

Plain Prinia

Prinia inornata

Seen 2026-08-14

Blue-faced Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Seen 2026-08-14

Black-hooded Oriole

Oriolus xanthornus

Seen 2026-08-14

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

Seen 2026-08-13

Common Mormon Swallowtail

Papilio polytes

Seen 2026-08-03

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).