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Welusumanapuragama Destination Guide

Explore Welusumanapuragama in Sri Lanka

Welusumanapuragama in the region of North Western is a town in Sri Lanka - some 69 mi or ( 111 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Welusumanapuragama

Current time in Welusumanapuragama is now 07:24 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Weeradiyagama, Wattawana, Wadatta, Uppudaluwa, and Trincomalee. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Weeradiyagama . 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 Welusumanapuragama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

waiting on crowded bus in Srilanka, 2009

0:29 min by corterius000
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Same music for six hours straight. I almost died :-) ..

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. ..


Travel by Train in Sri Lanka

1:00 min by vwelgama
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This was taken while traveling from train. This is west coastline of Sri Lanka, closer to Puttalam town. ..

Mudumalai Baida Wilpattu Puttalam .lk

4:19 min by manivarnan ragunathan
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We are K. Jaysankar , residing at 05 ,2nd cross Street , Puttalam. KAVijaya Kumar residing at 20 , School Road , Thillayadi , Puttalam. In the District of Puttalam . North Western Province of Srilanka ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 11 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 12 km away
Tags: African diaspora in Asia, Populated places in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Puttalam District

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 16 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 17 km away
Tags: Lagoons of 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 21 km away
Tags: Lagoons of Sri Lanka, Puttalam District