Narammala
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Narammala
නාරම්මල நாரம்மல | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Narammala Location within Sri Lanka | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pradeshiya Sabha |
| • President | H. P. M. Parakrama Sampath Thilakarathne (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) |
| 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 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Religion in Narammala (2012)[2]
- Buddhism (80.9%)
- Islam (12.0%)
- Hinduism (4.10%)
- Christianity (3.20%)
- Other (0.00%)
The majority of residents in Narammala are Buddhists.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Narammala Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved 29 December 2012. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ↑ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011 Archived 2019-01-07 at the Wayback Machine