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Chilaw Destination Guide

Explore Chilaw in Sri Lanka

Chilaw in the region of North Western with its 24,712 inhabitants is a town in Sri Lanka - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chilaw

Current time in Chilaw is now 12:10 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yatakalana, Wiharegama, Weerapandiyana, Weerakodiyana Pahala, and Weehena. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yatakalana . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chilaw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Questnet business presentation (network Marketing)

6:27 min by patmaxfun
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PK Wickramasinghe's Funeral in Madampe Sri Lanka ( wikum විකුම් )

11:09 min by jerad mendis
Views: 1317 Rating: 5.00

( www.facebook.com ) Presanna & Dimuth,Prasad Father PK Wickramasinghe's Funeral in Madampe Sri Lanka ( wikum විකුම් ) P. K .wickramasinghe ( වීකුම් ) නව නගරය මාදම්පේ උපත - 1942/08/24 විපත - 2011/07/3 ..


Crazy train/bus ride in Srilanka, 2009

0:20 min by corterius000
Views: 800 Rating: 5.00

Bumping train to Puttalam It was actually bus on the railway ..

Hindu Temple Close by Chilaw

1:35 min by PL Tours Travels
Views: 418 Rating: 5.00

PL Tours and Travels: Hindu Temple close by Chilaw Sri Lanka ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chilaw

Chilaw (භලාවත/Halāvata in Sinhala and சிலாபம் /Cilāpam in Tamil) is a big town, in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It's governed by an urban council.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.58 79.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Maradankulama

Maradankulama or Maradankulam is village situated within the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest settlements within the geographic region that formed the medieval divisions of the country called Demala Pattuva. Most villagers speak Sinhala language but unlike the majority of Sinhala language speakers who are Buddhists, they are Saivite Hindus like the minority Sri Lankan Tamils.

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Located at 7.55 79.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

A3 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 3 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Peliyagoda with Puttalam. The highway A3 passes through Wattala, Kandana, Ja-Ela, Seeduwa, Katunayake Negombo, Kochikade, Wennapuwa, Katuneriya, Marawila, Mahawewa, Chilaw, Arachchikattu, Mundel, Madurankuliya and Palavi to reach Puttalam.

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Located at 7.47 79.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka

Puruduwella

Puruduwella, meaning "Sand area where training is done" in Sinhala, is a small village in Sri Lanka. It belongs to Mahawewa divisional secretariat in Puttalam District in North Western Province. There is river called Kadupiti Oya in one boundary of the village. There are also two buddhist temples Pushparamaya and Subadraramaya in the village.

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Located at 7.45 79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

Lansigama

Lansigama is a village that located near the coastal area of North Western Province in Sri Lanka. The Lansigama name was originated in the early 19th century, due to the large number of mixed raced Sinhalese Portuguese ethnic descendants who used to live in this area. In the Sinhalese language Portuguese are called “Lansi” and village is called “Gama”. So our ancestors believe that is how this name “Lansigama” originated.

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Located at 7.38 79.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Chilaw