Pottuvil
Pottuvil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located in the Eastern Province on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated 4 km north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 10,000 residents
- Description: town in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Poththuvil”, “Pothuvil”, and “Pottuville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arugam Bay.
Arugam Bay
Photo: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arugam Bay is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is popular for surfing, and is the location of the only international surf competition in the country.
Pottuvil
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pakkiyawatta 1, Pothuvil Divisional Secretariat, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.87324° or 6° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
81.83005° or 81° 49′ 48″ eastPopulation
10,000Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)IATA airport code
AYYOpen location code
6MR3VRFJ+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 1874239303OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Pottuvil” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Потувил”
- Cebuano: “Pottuvil”
- Chinese: “波图维勒”
- Chinese: “波圖維勒”
- Dutch: “Pottuvil”
- Hungarian: “Pottuvil”
- Irish: “Pottuvil”
- Japanese: “ポトゥヴィル”
- Persian: “پوتوویل”
- Russian: “Поттувил”
- Sinhala: “පොතුවිල්”
- Swedish: “Pottuvil”
- Tamil: “பொத்துவில்”
- Ukrainian: “Поттувіл”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Town Mosque and Pottuvil Razpas.
Eastern Province: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pottuvil”. Photo: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0.