Pottuvil

Pottuvil or Pothuvil or Poththuvil (Tamil: பொத்துவில், romanized: Pottuvil; Sinhala: පොතුවිල්, romanized: Potuvil) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.

Pottuvil

பொத்துவில்
පොතුවිල්
Pottuvil
Coordinates: 6°52′0″N 81°49′0″E
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictAmpara
DS DivisionPottuvil

Pottuvil was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

The town's population in 2007 was 33,625.

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