Narammala

Narammala
නාරම්මල
நாரம்மல
Town
Narammala is located in Sri Lanka
Narammala
Narammala
Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°26′4″N 80°13′17″E / 7.43444°N 80.22139°E / 7.43444; 80.22139
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Western Province
DistrictKurunegala District
Government
 • TypePradeshiya Sabha
 • PresidentH. P. M. Parakrama Sampath Thilakarathne (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna)
Area
 • Town
99.68 km2 (38.49 sq mi)
 • Land91 km2 (35 sq mi)
 • Water34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Highest elevation
163 m (535 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Town
56,279
 • Rank14th in Kurunegala District
 • Density493.7/km2 (1,279/sq mi)
 • Urban
7,513
 • Rural
48,766
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code
60100
Area code+37

Narammala (Sinhala: නාරම්මල, romanized: Nārammala, Tamil: நாரம்மல, romanized: Nāram'mala), is a town in Sri Lanka. It is in the centre of the North Western Province.

According to the 2012 census, the population of Narammala is 56,279, with an urban population of 7,513 and a rural population of 48,766.[citation needed] The town's main exports are textiles and ready-made garments.[citation needed]

Climate

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

Religion

Religion in Narammala (2012)
  1. Buddhism (80.9%)
  2. Islam (12.0%)
  3. Hinduism (4.10%)
  4. Christianity (3.20%)
  5. Other (0.00%)

The majority of residents in Narammala are Buddhists.

References

  1. ↑ "Narammala Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved 29 December 2012. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
  2. ↑ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine