Madurankuli
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Madurankuli මදුරන්කුලිය மதுரங்குளி | |
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Coordinates: 7°53′36″N 79°49′20″E / 7.89333°N 79.82222°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | North Western Province, Sri Lanka |
District | Puttalam District |
Police Division | Mandurankuli Police Station |
A.G.A Division | Mundalama Divisional Secretariat |
City Acronym | MDK |
Local Authority | Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha |
Area | |
• Total | 43.3 km2 (16.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2.7432 m (9.0000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,000+ |
Demonym | Madurankuliyan |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
Postal Code | 61270 |
Area Code | 032 |
Madurankuli (Sinhala: මදුරන්කුලිය, Madurankuliya, Tamil: மதுரங்குளி), 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 114 km (71 mi) 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.[citation needed]
Climate
[edit]The climate of Madurankuli is tropical with a marked dry season and temperatures averaging between 26 °C (79 °F) in January to 30 °C (86 °F) in April and May. Rainfall averages around 2,000 mm (79 in) per year.
Climate data for Madurankuli, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 32 (90) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 19 (0.7) | 22 (0.9) | 63 (2.5) | 54 (2.1) | 87 (3.4) | 130 (5.1) | 140 (5.5) | 111 (4.4) | 192 (7.6) | 141 (5.6) | 71 (2.8) | 1,046 (41.2) |
Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
Source: World Climate Guide. To check the current Weather - Visit: http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Madurankuli-weather/North-Western/LK.aspx |