Sellankandal
Sellankandal is a village situated 10 km inland from coastal Puttalam city in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is the primary settlement of people of Black African descent in Sri Lanka called Kaffirs who until the 1930s spoke a Creole version of Portuguese.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puttalam.
Sellankandal
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Latitude
8.0457° or 8° 2′ 45″ north
Longitude
79.9059° or 79° 54′ 21″ east
Open location code
6JWX2WW4+79
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Sellankandal” goes by many names.
SellankandalDutch
SellankandalIrish
SotuvchilarUzbek
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North Western Province: Highlights
Learn more about Kurunegala and Puttalam.
