North Western Province

Coconut country with the ancient royal city of Kurunegala, Wilpattu National Park and the beaches of Kalpitiya famous for kitesurfing and dolphins.

Districts

Places to visit

Kalpitiya

Puttalam

A narrow palm-fringed peninsula between the Puttalam Lagoon and the Indian Ocean, famed for dolphin watching, kitesurfing and a historic Catholic shrine.

Kurunegala

Kurunegala

The capital of the North Western Province, a lively crossroads town watched over by giant elephant-shaped rocks and a large ancient reservoir.

Puttalam

Puttalam

A busy lagoon-side town on Sri Lanka's north-western coast, ringed by salt pans and prawn farms and the main gateway to Wilpattu National Park.

Yapahuwa

Kurunegala

A quiet rural area in the north of the district built around a dramatic granite rock that was briefly a medieval royal capital and Tooth Relic sanctuary.