Kalpitiya is a picturesque peninsula on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, renowned for its stunning beaches and water-based activities. It's a popular destination for kitesurfing, dolphin watching, and exploring the diverse marine ecosystem, including the Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary.
Kalpitiya by: Kalpitiya by ligger på norra delen av Kalpitiya-halvön på den nordvästra kusten av Sri Lanka.
Område: Kalpitiya-halvön, med Indiska oceanen i väster och den stora Puttalama-lagun i öster, är den bästa platsen i Sri Lanka för att se delfiner.
Kalpitiya-halvön: Kalpitiya-halvön, med Indiska oceanen i väster och den stora Puttalama-lagun i öster, är den bästa platsen i Sri Lanka för att se delfiner.
Biodiversitet på Kalpitiya-halvön: Kalpitiya-halvön är rik på biodiversitet: Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary, laguner, orörda skogar, fauna och flora, mangrover, exotiska fåglar, havssköldpaddor, delfiner och valar.
Kalpitiya Integrated Development Project: Kalpitiya Integrated Development Project (KITDP) har i sina utvecklingsplaner utsett fjorton orörda öar bland de många små öarna som ska utvecklas som resorts för att främja miljövänlig och hållbar turism.
Utflykter från Kalpitiya: På andra sidan Dutch Bay i Kalpitiya-lagunen på fastlandet ligger Willpattu National Park, Sri Lankas största viltreservat.
Puttalam is a town in Puttalam District,Sri Lanka. Situated at the apex of the Coconut triangle, Puttalam is the second largest Coconut producer of the country. And Tabbowa, a fertile land for agriculture records highest paddy production per acre.Puttalam is the main salt producer of the country. Holland fort at Kalpitiya, St. Anne's Church in Thalawila,Munneshwaram Kovil in Chilaw and Mohideen Jumma Mosque (known as Grand Mosque) in Puttalam underline the historical importance of this region.
North Western Province
North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam formulate North Western or Wayamba. Its capital is Kurunegala, which has a population of 28,571. The province is known mainly for its numerous coconut plantations. Other main towns in this province are Chilaw (24,712) and Puttalam (45,661), which are both small fishing towns. The majority of the population of Wayamba province is of Sinhalese ethnicity. There is also a substantial Sri Lankan Moor minority around Puttalam and Sri Lankan Tamils in Udappu and Munneswaram. Fishing, prawn farming and rubber tree plantations are other prominent industries of the region. The province has an area of 7,888 km² and a population of 2,184,136 (2005 calculation).
Wayamba is the third largest paddy producing area in Sri Lanka .Wayamba has a highly developed agricultural economy, growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, flowering plants, spices, oil-seeds in addition to the traditional plantation crops such as Coconut, Rubber and Rice. Rich soils and varied climate give Wayamba a potential for growing of virtually any crop.
In Wayamba or North Western province, home for ancient Buddhist rock temples, magnificent citadels Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa and Kurunegala. Impressive remains of those citadels, palaces, Buddhist temples and monasteries provide exciting sight seeing to the visitors.
