Puttalam

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.

This article is about the town in Sri Lanka. For the district, see Puttalam District.
Puttalam
පුත්තලම
புத்தளம்
Town
Puttalamපුත්තලමபுத்தளம் is located in Sri Lanka
Puttalamපුත්තලමபுத்தளம்
Puttalam
පුත්තලම
புத்தளம்
Coordinates: 08°02′03″N 79°50′07″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western
DistrictPuttalam District
Divisional SecretariatPuttalam Division
Government
 • TypePuttalam Urban Council
 • ChairmanVacant since May 2021.[1]
Area
 • Town25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
 • Land119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Town45,511 (Urban Council)
 • Urban density1,778/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
82,443 (Puttalam Division)
 • Metro density471.1/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical savanna climate 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 (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)		 37.9
(100.2)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 36.2
(97.2)		 36.1
(97.0)		 36.7
(98.1)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.7
(96.3)		 35.5
(95.9)		 36.1
(97.0)		 34.6
(94.3)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)		 32.1
(89.8)		 33.2
(91.8)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 28.1
(82.6)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.8
(83.8)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.0
(78.8)		 27.8
(82.0)
Average low °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.1
(73.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.1
(75.4)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 24.0
(75.2)
Record low °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)		 13.5
(56.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 19.9
(67.8)		 19.7
(67.5)		 20.4
(68.7)		 21.0
(69.8)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.4
(68.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13.5
(56.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55
(2.2)		 40
(1.6)		 66
(2.6)		 176
(6.9)		 95
(3.7)		 42
(1.7)		 16
(0.6)		 16
(0.6)		 64
(2.5)		 238
(9.4)		 249
(9.8)		 138
(5.4)		 1,195
(47.0)
Average relative humidity (%) (at Daytime) 70 66 67 71 74 73 73 73 72 75 76 75 72
Source 1: NOAA [3]
Source 2: Department of Meteorology (records up to 2007)[4]

"Puttalam records from 2007 to 2021" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

Energy

Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited an Indian firm invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MW s of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region.

Religion

Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. (86%) of Puttalam's resident's religion is Islam, while Buddhist and Christians are significant minorities with a small number of Hindu population.[5]

Religion in Puttalam Town (2012)
Population Percent
Islam
 
 86.02%
Buddhist
 
 12.27%
Christian
 
 7.60%
Hindu
 
 1.27%
Others
 
 0.01%

Source:statistics.gov.lk

Puttalam Mohdeen Jumma Masjid old image
Image Before fix Wall clock in Mohideen Jummah masjid Puttalam
1970 Ancient king gifted a blowpipe and Kavariman hair affected white essence

Education

National Schools:[6]
  • St. Andruse College
  • Ananda National School
  • Zahira College,Puttalam
  • President's Science College
  • Fathima Muslim Ladies College[7]
  • Science High School Puttalam

Provincial Schools

International schools
  • Phoenix International School
  • Puttalam Primary school and child care centre
  • KEC
  • St. Joseph Vaz College
  • Ikra International School
  • School Of Excellence [8]

Puttalam also has an Open University.

Zahira college puttalam in 2004
Fathima balika mahawidyala Puttalam in 2004

Notable people

References
  1. "The Chairman of puttalam urban council died following a road accident".
  2. "Sri Lanka: Provinces, Districts, Divisional Secretariats, Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
  3. "Puttalam Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  4. "Ever Recorded Daily Extreme Values" (PDF). Department of Meteorology. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Puttalam&Legend=3# statistics.gov.lk
  6. "Provincial Department of Education - North Western". nwpedu.lk. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  7. "புத்தளம் பாத்திமாவின் புதிய அதிபராக கல்லூரியின் பழைய மாணவி பதவியேற்பு – Puttalam Online". Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  8. Sanoon, Text and pictures by M. U. M.; Corr, Puttalam TKN. "Eleven years of excellence". Daily News. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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