Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
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  Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
| Coordinates:08°02′03″N79°50′07″E / 8.03417°N 79.83528°E /8.03417; 79.83528 | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western |
| District | Puttalam District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Puttalam Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Puttalam Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | 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 inPuttalam District,North Western Province,Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of thePuttalam District and governed by a municipal council.
Under theKöppen climate classification, Pattalam has atropical savanna climate (As) with a short dry season from June to September and a second dry season from January to March. The wet season is mainly from October to December. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with little variations in between.
| Climate data for Puttalam (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) | 36.4 (97.5) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.7 (96.3) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.1 (82.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.6 (60.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 50.5 (1.99) | 42.1 (1.66) | 56.9 (2.24) | 154.4 (6.08) | 101.8 (4.01) | 32.1 (1.26) | 23.5 (0.93) | 23.3 (0.92) | 69.2 (2.72) | 230.6 (9.08) | 254.6 (10.02) | 143.7 (5.66) | 1,182.6 (46.56) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 84.7 |
| Source:NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited, an Indian firm, invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MWs of electricity in PuttalamSeguwantivu region.[5]
Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town.Islam is the major religion in Puttalam town whileBuddhists andChristians are significant minorities; there is also a smallHindu population.[6]
| Population | Percent | |||
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| Islam | 64.21% | |||
| Buddhist | 18.23% | |||
| Christian | 11.66% | |||
| Hindu | 5.89% | |||
| Others | 0.02% | |||
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