Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
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  Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
| Coordinates: 08°02′03″N 79°50′07″E / 8.03417°N 79.83528°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western |
| District | Puttalam District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Puttalam Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Puttalam Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Vacant since May 2021[1] |
| Area | |
• Town | 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi) |
| • Water | 327 km2 (126 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Town | 45,511 (Urban Council) |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 1,778/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 82,443 (Puttalam Division) |
| • Metro density | 471.1/km2 (1,220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Puttalam (Sinhala: පුත්තලම, romanized: Puttalama; Tamil: புத்தளம், romanized: Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an urban council.