Puttalam District

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Country Sri Lanka Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) Province North Western Province		Largest town Puttalam Population 760,778 (2012) ISO 3166 code Sri Lanka

Website www.puttalam.dist.gov.lk Area 3,072 km² (2,882 km² Land / 190 km² Water) Points of interest Wilpattu National Park, Munneswaram temple, Kalpitiya Dutch Fort, Wennappuwa fair, Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary Destinations Wilpattu National, Kalpitiya, Chilaw, Wennappuwa, Puttalam

Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,072 km² (1,186 sq mi). Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The district capital is Puttalam, which borders the Kala Oya and Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam is well known for its picturesque lagoons, popular for shallow sea fishing and prawn farming activities. The town of Kalpitiya, and the Kalpitiya Peninsula, is located in this district.