Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay is a town in the of . It is popular for surfing, and is the location of the only international surf competition in the country.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: town in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Arugam”
  • Address: Arugam Bay

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pottuvil.

Town
Photo: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the of , located in the on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated 4 km north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.

Arugam Bay

Latitude
6.8504° or 6° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
81.8367° or 81° 50′ 12″ east
Open location code
6MR3VR2P+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 447948760
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
1250936
Wiki­data ID
Q4802027
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tamil—“Arugam Bay” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Arugam”
  • Bengali: “আরুগাম বে”
  • Chinese: “阿魯加姆灣”
  • Dutch: “Arugam”
  • German: “Arugam Bay”
  • Hebrew: “ארוגם ביי”
  • Japanese: “アルガム・ベイ”
  • Japanese: “アルガムベイ”
  • Portuguese: “Arugam Bay”
  • Sinhala: “ආරුගම් බොක්ක”
  • Tamil: “அறுகம் குடா”

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