Lunuwila
Lunuwila is a town in the Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is approximately 5 km inland of the coastal town of Wennappuwa, 20 km north of Negombo and 30 km south of Chilaw.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Joseph Vaz College.
Joseph Vaz College
School
Photo: Marion Ruwantha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Joseph Vaz College of Wennappuwa is a public school in Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1934 and consecrated in honour of St. Joseph Vaz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wennappuwa and Lansigama.
Wennappuwa
Town
Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18 km north of Negombo. The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet.
Lansigama
Village
Lansigama is a village located near the coastal area of North Western Province in Sri Lanka. The name Lansigama originated in the early 19th century due to the large number of mixed raced Sinhalese Portuguese ethnic descendants who used to live in this area. Lansigama is situated 5 km northwest of Lunuwila.
Bolawatta
Village
Bolawatta is a populated place located in Sri Lanka. The location is situated 130 kilometers west of the approximate center of Sri Lanka and 40 kilometers north of the capital Colombo. It is located at latitude of 7.29 and a longitude of 79.86. Bolawatta is situated 6 km south of Lunuwila.
Lunuwila
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: town in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lunuvila South, Wennappuwa Divisional Secretariat, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.34868° or 7° 20′ 55″ northLongitude
79.86238° or 79° 51′ 45″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
LK LWAOpen location code
6JVX8VX6+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1889384155OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Lunuwila from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Lunuwila” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lunuwila”
- Irish: “Lunuwila”
- Persian: “لونوویلا”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Lunuwila”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lunuwila Junction and Bothalegama.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lunuwila Hospital and Lunuwila.
North Western Province: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kurunegala, Puttalam, Chilaw, and Kalpitiya.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Lunuwila”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.