Alawwa
අලව්ව | |
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  Alawwa | |
| Coordinates: 7°17′48.4″N 80°14′06.2″E / 7.296778°N 80.235056°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| District | Kurunegala |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 60280[1] |
| Area code | 037 |
Alawwa is a town and divisional secretariat of the Kurunegala District in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from.[2] The population was 63,667 according to the 2012 Sri Lankan census.[3]
Alawwa is located at the border between the North Western Province and Sabaragamuwa Province. The two provinces are separated by the Maha Oya.
There are 66 Grama Niladhari Divisions in Alawwa Area.
- ^ "Postal Codes". Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
- ^ "A New Coconut Triangle in Sri Lanka". 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Table A1" (PDF). Sri Lankan Department of Census and Statistics. 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2022.