Puttalam

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical 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.

| Jan record high C = 34.4 | Feb record high C = 36.4 | Mar record high C = 38.5 | Apr record high C = 38.5 | May record high C = 36.2 | Jun record high C = 35.4 | Jul record high C = 34.9 | Aug record high C = 35.5 | Sep record high C = 35.7 | Oct record high C = 35.5 | Nov record high C = 34.5 | Dec record high C = 33.1 | year record high C = | Jan record low C = 15.6 | Feb record low C = 16.2 | Mar record low C = 17.0 | Apr record low C = 20.5 | May record low C = 19.7 | Jun record low C = 22.7 | Jul record low C = 22.0 | Aug record low C = 22.5 | Sep record low C = 21.4 | Oct record low C = 21.3 | Nov record low C = 17.4 | Dec record low C = 15.7 | year record low C = |access-date = January 20, 2024}}

Points of interest

• Puttalam Lagoon
• Saltern
• Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai Wind Farms

Energy

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

Religion

Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. Islam is the major religion in Puttalam town while Buddhists and Christians are significant minorities; there is also a small Hindu population.

Notable people

• Sahan Adeesha - cricketer born in Puttalam
• Abdul Baiz Kamardeen - politician, former Chairman of Puttalam Urban Council
• Tariq Hisny - composer, born in Puttalam
• H. S. Ismail - 5th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• M. H. M. Naina Marikar - first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as member for Puttalam
• M. H. M. Navavi - politician, former Member of Parliament
• Ali Sabri Raheem - politician, Member of Parliament
• Hector Appuhamy - politician, Member of Parliament

References

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 Salt".
4. [https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_14263_seguwantivu.php]
5. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Puttalam&Legend=3# statistics.gov.lk