Puttalam District

Puttalam District
පුත්තලම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
புத்தளம் மாவட்டம்
Map of Sri Lanka with Puttalam District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Puttalam District highlighted
Coordinates: 08°0′N 80°0′E / 8.000°N 80.000°E / 8.000; 80.000
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province
Largest townPuttalam
Government
 • District SecretaryH. M. S. P. Herath
Area
 • Total3,072 km2 (1,186 sq mi)
 • Land2,882 km2 (1,113 sq mi)
 • Water190 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total760,778
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-62
Websitewww.puttalam.dist.gov.lk

Puttalam is a district of Sri Lanka situated near the west coast of the country. The district has an area of 3,072 km2 (1,186 sq mi).[1] 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 Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam has lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ "POPULATION OF SRI LANKA BY DISTRICT" (PDF). Census of Population and Housing 2011. Department of Census and Statistics. 2012-04-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-02-07.