Puloly North West
Puloly North West is a locality in Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province. Puloly North West is situated nearby to the village Manthikai, as well as near the locality Viyaparimulai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Pedro Lighthouse and Velautham Maha Vidyalayam.
Point Pedro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Point Pedro Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1916, the 32 metres white lighthouse has a round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is dwarfed by a vast communication tower for the Sri Lanka Navy. Point Pedro Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northeast of Puloly North West.
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam
School
Velautham Maha Vidyalayam is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.
Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
School
Nelliady Central College is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Pedro and Valvettithurai.
Point Pedro
Town
Photo: Mayooresan, GFDL.
Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island. Cotton is produced around Point Pedro in the fertile calcic red latosol soils.
Valvettithurai
Town
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valvettithurai, sometimes shortened as VVT or Valvai, is a coastal town of Jaffna District on the northeast coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council of the same name. Valvettithurai is situated 6 km west of Puloly North West.
Nelliyady
Town
Nelliady is a town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is one of the busiest towns in Jaffna district. After many coastal areas of Sri Lanka were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami many people settled further inland, in towns including Nelliady.
Puloly North West
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vadamaradchi North Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.8122° or 9° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
80.2222° or 80° 13′ 20″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
6MX2R66C+VVGeoNames ID
11989415
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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