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Narammala (Sinhala: නාරම්මල, romanized Nārammala, Tamil: நாரம்மல, romanized Nāram'mala), is a town in Sri Lanka, in the centre of the North Western Province, 85.3 km (53.0 mi) from Colombo, via the Colombo - Katunayake Expressway or 54 km (34 mi) from Negombo, via Mirigama-Nakalagamuwa Expressway.
Narammala
නාරම්මල நாரம்மல | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Narammala | |
| Coordinates: 7°26′4″N 80°13′17″E / 7.43444°N 80.22139°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western Province |
| District | Kurunegala District |
| Established | 1232 (Over 700 years ago) as Kingdom of Dambadeniya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pradeshiya Sabha |
| • President | H. P. M. Parakrama Sampath Thilakarathne (SLPP) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 99.68 km2 (38.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Town | 56,279 |
| • Rank | 14th in Kurunegala District |
| • Density | 493.7/km2 (1,279/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,513 |
| • Rural | 48,766 |
| Demonym | Narammalians |
| GDP | |
| • Total | LKR 12 million US$ 38,850 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | 60100 |
| Area code | +37 |
| Website | http://narammala.ds.gov.lk/index.php?lang=en |
According to the 2012 census, the population of Narammala is 56,279.[citation needed], with an urban population of 7,513 and rural population of 48,766. The main export industry is textiles and ready-made garments.[citation needed]
Narammala was founded by King Vijayabahu III.[citation needed]
Climate
editNarammala features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification. The town's climate is tropical and hot all throughout the year. During the month of April the temperature can rise up to about 28.59 °C (83.46 °F). The only major change in the Narammala weather occurs during the monsoons from May to August and October to January when heavy rains can be expected. While the town does experience drier weather during January and February, average precipitation in both months remains above 155.54 mm (6.124 in) Temperatures from late November to mid February are lower than the rest of the year.
The average annual rainfall in Narammala is about 2,000 millimetres (79 in).
| Climate data for Narammala, Sri Lanka (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.6 (96.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62 (2.4) |
92 (3.6) |
138 (5.4) |
262 (10.3) |
194 (7.6) |
156 (6.1) |
114 (4.5) |
93 (3.7) |
159 (6.3) |
359 (14.1) |
327 (12.9) |
139 (5.5) |
2,095 (82.5) |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at Daytime) | 65 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 69.6 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Religion
editReligion in Narammala (2012)[2]
The majority of residents in Narammala are Buddhists.
References
edit- ^ "Narammala Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine