Marawila

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| native_name = මාරවිල

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| subdivision_name1 = North Western Province

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| subdivision_name2 = Puttalam District

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Marawila(Sinhala: මාරවිල) is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

It is located on the A3 highway, which connects Negombo and Chilaw. The town is located {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} away from Negombo.{{cite web |url=http://www.defonseka.com/images/dutch_map.jpg |title=Dutch Map |publisher=DeFonseka.com |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424204559/http://www.defonseka.com/images/dutch_map.jpg |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Ancestral Hometowns|url=http://www.defonseka.com/k03.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419031348/http://www.defonseka.com/k03.htm|publisher=DeFoneska.com|archive-date=19 April 2016|date=9 April 2016|access-date=16 September 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/03/05/fea04.asp |title=Philanthropist par excellence|newspaper=The Daily News|date=5 March 2012|access-date=16 September 2015}} Marawila is one of the tourist attractions on the west coast of Sri Lanka and known for its beaches.{{cite web|url=https://www.mercuryholidays.co.uk/sri-lanka-holidays/marawila/|title=Marawila Holidays, Sri Lanka|publisher=Mercury Holidays|access-date=15 December 2019}}

Infrastructure

= Education =

{{Main|List of schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka}}

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{{Colend}}

=Hospitals=

A Type B Government Base Hospital situated in Marawila.

References

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Category:Towns in Puttalam District

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