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Wennappuwa

Field	Value
name	Wennappuwa
settlement_type	Town
pushpin_map	Sri Lanka
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sri Lanka
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North Western Province
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Puttalam District
unit_pref	Metric
population_footnotes		population_note =
timezone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone
utc_offset	+5:30
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	61170

Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18 km north of Negombo.

The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet.

Religious composition in Wennappuwa DS Division according to 2012 census data is as follows Roman Catholics 53,426-78.44%, Buddhists 12,278-18.03%, Other Christians 1,492-2.19%, Hindus 789-1.16%, Muslims 111-0.16%, Others 15-0.02%.

Education

Wennapuwa is home to the Joseph Vaz College and the Holy Family Girls' School. and a few schools.

Economy

Wennappuwa town has more than 500 businesses. Recently they developed the nearby lake. Wennappuwa became known as Little Italy because of the number of people who migrated to Italy and earned Euros. All the state banks and many private banks operate there.

References

"Holly Family Girls' School- Wennappuwa".

Wikipedia Source

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towns-in-puttalam-district

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