Map of Puttalam, Sri Lanka

Puttalam is a city in North Western Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 45,661. It lies at 8.0362°N, 79.8283°E. Puttalam is about 122 km (76 mi) north of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Anuradhapura, 71 km to the northeast.

Puttalam at a glance

Where is Puttalam?

• The 26th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 39 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Puttalam

• Anuradhapura — 71 km northeast
• Negombo — 92 km south
• Dambulla — 93 km east
• Katunayaka — 97 km south
• Matale — 108 km southeast
• Vavuniya — 108 km northeast
• Kandana — 110 km south
• Welisara — 112 km south
• Kandy — 121 km southeast
• Rameswaram — 150 km north, India

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

• Colombo — 648,034
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — 219,827
• Maharagama — 195,355
• Jaffna — 169,102
• Moratuwa — 168,280
• Negombo — 137,223
• Pita Kotte — 118,179
• Kandy — 111,701
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.