Central address: Al Hasanath Rd, Puttalam, Sri Lanka
Elevation: 5.751
Time Zone: Asia/Colombo
Latitude: 8° 2' 26.8476'' N
Longitude: 79° 50' 21.7896'' E
Puttalam (Sinhalese: පුත්තලම; Tamil: புத்தளம்) is a large town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an Urban Council. Situated 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka and 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Negombo. Puttalam is known for energy production, salt, coconut production and fishing. It has one of the largest lagoons in the country. Puttalam is popularly known for kind and hospitality people. It has many virgin tourist destination such as Wilpattu National Park, Kalpitiya, and virgin beaches, natural resources, Dolphin watch, carol watch and sand dunes etc. Puttalam town is near to Anamaduwa which is biggest city in Puttalam.
The latitude of Puttalam is 8.040791, and the longitude is 79.839386. Puttalam is a city is located at Sri Lanka with the gps coordinates of 8° 2' 26.8476'' N and 79° 50' 21.7896'' E. The elevation of Puttalam is 5.751, the time zone is Asia/Colombo.
Latitude | 8.040791 | Longitude | 79.839386 |
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Elevation | 5.751 | DMS Lat | 8° 2' 26.8476'' N |
DMS Lng | 79° 50' 21.7896'' E | GeoHASH | tc2v8zc30814d |
UTM Zone | 44P | UTM Easting | 372106.005020828 |
UTM Northing | 888988.461548325 | Time Zone | Asia/Colombo |
Country | Sri Lanka | Country Code | 94 |