Madurankuli | |
Native Name: | මදුරන්කුලිය மதுரங்குளி |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
Pushpin Label Position: | Location of Madurankuli in North Western Province - Sri Lanka |
Coordinates: | 7.8933°N 79.8222°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Western Province, Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam District |
Subdivision Type3: | Police Division |
Subdivision Name3: | Mandurankuli Police Station |
Subdivision Type4: | A.G.A Division |
Subdivision Name4: | Mundalama Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type5: | City Acronym |
Subdivision Name5: | MDK |
Subdivision Type6: | Local Authority |
Subdivision Name6: | Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 43.3 |
Elevation M: | 2.7432 |
Population Total: | 3,000+ |
Population Demonym: | Madurankuliyan |
Timezone1: | SLST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 61270 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | 032 |
Madurankuli, also abbreviated MDK, is a town that is located between Puttalam and Chilaw in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is connected by roads and a railway network. It is located 114km (71miles) from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. It contains over 3,000 people.
Madurankuli is a growing commercial and agricultural area that is known for trading activities, agriculture and exports of coconuts, copra, salts, oil, prawns and vegetables.
The climate of Madurankuli is tropical with a marked dry season and temperatures averaging between in January to in April and May. Rainfall averages around per year.