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Palliwasalpadu Destination Guide

Touring Palliwasalpadu in Sri Lanka

Palliwasalpadu in the region of North Western is located in Sri Lanka - some 66 mi or ( 107 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Palliwasalpadu

Time in Palliwasalpadu is now 08:20 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Uppudaluwa, Undiyakulama Magurankadawala, Udappuwa North, Trincomalee, and Thamarakkulama. Being here already, consider visiting Uppudaluwa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Palliwasalpadu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Traveling to Puttalam by Train

1:01 min by vwelgama
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This is west coastline of Sri Lanka. The train was traveling to Colombo to Puttalam and this was very close to the destination. ..

Ceylon Colombo to Anuradhapura 1970

4:13 min by Wolfgang Gegusch
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Travel by Train in Sri Lanka

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This was taken while traveling from train. This is west coastline of Sri Lanka, closer to Puttalam town. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mampuri

Mampuri is a small village situated within the Puttalam peninsula in the Puttalam District in Sri Lanka. It has transformed since 1990's from a largely farming and seasonal fishing settlement into a fishing dominant village. Its population includes Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils and Sri Lankan Muslims.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.00 79.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

Mundal Lagoon

Mundal Lagoon is a lagoon in Puttalam District, western Sri Lanka. The lagoon is sometimes referred to as Mundal Lake. The lagoon is linked to Puttalam Lagoon to the north by a channel. The lagoon's water is brackish. The lagoon is surrounded by a region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and scrubland. The land is used for prawn fishing and rice cultivation. The lagoon has mangrove swamps, salt marshes and sea grasses.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.78 79.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Lagoons of Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

A12 highway (Sri Lanka)

The A 12 road is an A-Grade trunk road in Sri Lanka. It connects the Puttalam with Trincomallee. The A 12 passes through Karuwalagaswewa, Palugassegama, Kala Oya, Nochchiyagama, Maha Bulankulama, Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Tammanewa, Kahatagasdigiliya, Morakewa, Horowapotana, Morawewa (Muthalikulam), Pankulam and Kanniya to reach Trincomallee.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.03 79.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Highways in Sri Lanka, Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Sellankandal

Sellankandal is a village situated 10 km inland from coastal Puttalam city in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is the primary settlement of people of Black African descent in Sri Lanka called Kaffirs who until the 1930s spoke a Creole version of Portuguese. Most villages speak Sinhala and are found throughout the country as well as in the Middle East. The Baila type of music, very popular in Sri Lanka since the 1980s, originated centuries ago among this 'kaffir' community.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.03 79.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: African diaspora in Asia, Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

Puttalam Lagoon

The Puttalam Lagoon is a large 327 km lagoon in the Puttalam District, western Sri Lanka. The lagoon is fed by two rivers, namely the Kala Oya and Mi Oya, discharging at 2.2 m/s and 8.1 m/s respectively. It is linked to Mundal Lagoon 15 km to the south by a channel. The lagoon's water is brackish to saline. The lagoon is surrounded by a region containing coconuts, open forests, grasslands and shrublands. The land is used for prawn fishing, salt production, and rice cultivation.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.10 79.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Lagoons of Sri Lanka, Puttalam District