Puttalam is situated in North western province, 130Km north from Colombo. Puttalam is afamous for salt , fishing and for a large lagoons, also called Puttalam lagoon.
Apart from salt and fishing, the main income for the Puttalamians is from agriculture and trading. As well as, prawn farming is also popular in here.nOne of country’s main cement plant is located in Puttalam.
