| Wennappuwa | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Western Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Puttalam District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 7.3467°N 79.8367°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 61170 |
Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18km (11miles) north of Negombo.
The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet.
Wennapuwa is home to the Joseph Vaz College and the Holy Family Girls' School.[1] and a few schools.
Wennappuwa town has more than 500 businesses. Recently they developed the nearby lake. Wennappuwa became known as Little Italy because of the number of people who migrated to Italy and earned Euros. All the state banks and many private banks operate there.