SRI LANKA - PUTTALAM DISTRICT [ KALPITIYA PENINSULA ]

Puttalam is a district situated on the west coast of Sri 

Lanka. It has an area of 2,976 km² (1,149 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.

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