Karaitivu
Karaitivu is a coastal village situated in the Calpentyn peninsula of the Puttalam District and is located 29 km away from Puttalam, the district headquarters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Description: village in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Karaitivu (Puttalam)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalpitiya.
Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya is a coastal town located in western region of Puttalam District. The Kalpitiya peninsula consists of a total fourteen islands. It is developing as a tourist destination.
Karaitivu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Karathivu South, Vanathavillu Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.22281° or 8° 13′ 22″ northLongitude
79.80803° or 79° 48′ 29″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6JWX6RF5+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 636834739OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1241369Wikidata ID
Q15233621
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Karaitivu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Karaitivu”
- Persian: “کارایتیوو (پوتالام)”
- Persian: “کارایتیوو”
- Tamil: “கரைத்தீவு”
- Tamil: “காரைதீவு”
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