Puttalam is an industrial and agricultural processing town in the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka, but the surrounding area has a few tourist attractions.
Puttalam lies 130 km north of Colombo. It is a Muslim-majority town known for its manufacturing (the name of the town comes from the Tamil words for "salt production zone" but tourists come to see one of the largest lagoons in the country, Wilpattu National Park, Kalpitiya, and the beaches.
The Puttalam rail line connects Puttalam to Colombo via Negombo.
Puttalam has three main highways that connect it to major cities in the country, the A3 which connects Puttalam with Colombo via Negombo, the A10 which connects Puttalam with Kandy via Kurunegala and the A12 which connects Puttalam with Trincomalee via Anuradhapura.
Daily buses available to Colombo and other cities like Kurunegala, Kandy and Anuradhapura.
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