Pottuvil

The romanized form Pothuwila and also Pothuvila are also common in English-language writings of Sinhalese writers,{{cite web | first=Kamalika | last=Peiris | url=http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2020/06/09/ven-ellawala-medhananda-part-7b-2/ | title=Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Part 6 | date=9 June 2020 | publisher=Lankaweb | access-date=18 November 2020}}http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2019/06/24/the-heroic-wadeehasinha-mohottiwatte-migettuwaththe-gunananda-thera/ |downloaded 16-11-20https://www.yumpu.com/id/document/read/10128036/ys-xld-mcddka-entertainment-home-page |downloaded 16-11-20 and on many webpages.e.g., https://dh-web.org/ |downloaded 16-11-20 Most Sinhala newspaper articles and Facebook pages refer to "Pothuvila", පොතුවිල.{{cite web | publisher=Lankadeepa | date=13 September 2019 | url=http://www.lankadeepa.lk/Provincial-News/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BD-%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AF-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%B1-%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A7/59-556940 | title=පොතුවිල යතුරු පැදි අනතුරකින් අයෙක් මරුට | access-date=18 November 2020 }}{{cite web | url=http://citizenpostlk.com/2019/04/27/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BD-%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%9A/ | title=පොතුවිල මුස්ලිම් පල්ලියක් පිටුපස ජංගම දුරකථන පිලිස්සූ පිරිසක් අත්අඩංගුවට | date=27 April 2019 | publisher=CitizenPost | access-date=18 November 2020 }}facebook: https://m.facebook.com/digamadullabuddhistheritage/posts/517862621938944/ |downloaded 16-11-20

This town is mentioned in the Pali Chronicle known as the Cūḷavaṃsa,{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} and the Vanni Raajaavalaiya.https://biblio.co.nz/book/vanni-rajawaliya-vanni-royal-lineage-gananatha/d/125756652 |downloaded 16-11-20 "Bodhivāla" is mentioned in the Cūḷavaṃsa (Chapter lvii, 54) in the context of the Principality of Ruhuna campaigns of Vijayabahu I.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} Archaeologists like Ellawala Medhananda Thero,Pācīna passa-uttara passa năgenahīra paḷāta hā utura paḷātē Siṃhala Bauddha urumaya. (English: Buddhist Heritage in the Eastern province) Colombo, Sri lanka : Dayawansa Jayakody & Co., 2005

and historians, Kamalaika Peiris, op. cit. have discussed the place name while linguistsA. M. Gunasekera, A comprehensive Gramamar of the Sinhala Language, 1891, Reprinted: Godage International Publishers, Colombo. 2008 recognize the change of "b" to "p" and the clear evolution of the modern name "Pothuvila" from Bodhivāla. "Vāla" means "water" (or also periphery) in compound usagePTS Dictionary, https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/ |downloaded 16-11-20{{Rp|page=610}} as in "Aalavaala" (Sanskrit), a basin of water found at the root of a tree. "vāla" is also a type of jasmine, Pavonia odorata grown in temples.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

Pottuvil was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The town's population in 2007 was 33,625.

Pottuvil is a Muslim majority town. Tamils are the second largest group in the town. Other smaller groups are the Sinhalese and Indian Tamils.

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Agriculture is generally seen as the basic economic route of the town, as well as animal husbandry, coastal and inland fisheries, tourism, and trade. It is evident that there are plenty of natural resources here. Paddy fields, forests, beaches, mountains and springs are parts of the town's landscape. Paddy is the main crop in the area. Coconut cultivation is carried out on a small scale in the coastal villages of Komari, Manarasena, Victor Garden, Hitayapuram, Urani and Ullai. In addition, chilli is the main vegetable crop.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}

The city is also known for its beaches and the world-famous Arugam Bay for surfing. The nearby beaches are also known as Ullai Beach.

Pottuvil has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: As){{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}} with warm to hot temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall. The climate is characterized by a distinct wet season from October to February. The wet season features cooler temperatures than the rest of the year.

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| location = Pottuvil (1991–2020)

| Jan record high C = 32.3

| Feb record high C = 33.1

| Mar record high C = 34.8

| Apr record high C = 37.8

| May record high C = 38.9

| Jun record high C = 38.3

| Jul record high C = 38.6

| Aug record high C = 38.7

| Sep record high C = 39.0

| Oct record high C = 37.8

| Nov record high C = 34.6

| Dec record high C = 34.2

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = 29.9

| Feb high C = 30.6

| Mar high C = 32.0

| Apr high C = 33.1

| May high C = 34.5

| Jun high C = 35.0

| Jul high C = 34.3

| Aug high C = 34.2

| Sep high C = 33.8

| Oct high C = 32.4

| Nov high C = 30.9

| Dec high C = 29.9

| year high C = 32.6

| Jan mean C = 26.0

| Feb mean C = 26.7

| Mar mean C = 27.7

| Apr mean C = 28.8

| May mean C = 30.1

| Jun mean C = 30.3

| Jul mean C = 29.7

| Aug mean C = 29.6

| Sep mean C = 29.5

| Oct mean C = 28.3

| Nov mean C = 27.1

| Dec mean C = 26.2

| year mean C = 28.3

| Jan low C = 22.1

| Feb low C = 22.8

| Mar low C = 23.4

| Apr low C = 24.5

| May low C = 25.4

| Jun low C = 25.3

| Jul low C = 25.1

| Aug low C = 25.0

| Sep low C = 24.9

| Oct low C = 24.2

| Nov low C = 23.3

| Dec low C = 22.5

| year low C = 24.0

| Jan record low C = 8.6

| Feb record low C = 18.1

| Mar record low C = 17.5

| Apr record low C = 17.6

| May record low C = 21.2

| Jun record low C = 19.5

| Jul record low C = 22.0

| Aug record low C = 22.8

| Sep record low C = 23.3

| Oct record low C = 20.1

| Nov record low C = 16.9

| Dec record low C = 14.2

| year record low C =

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 263.0

| Feb precipitation mm = 136.8

| Mar precipitation mm = 61.4

| Apr precipitation mm = 68.3

| May precipitation mm = 48.2

| Jun precipitation mm = 13.7

| Jul precipitation mm = 17.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 18.8

| Sep precipitation mm = 52.4

| Oct precipitation mm = 134.5

| Nov precipitation mm = 307.6

| Dec precipitation mm = 306.5

| year precipitation mm = 1428.2

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 10.1

| Feb precipitation days = 7.7

| Mar precipitation days = 5.3

| Apr precipitation days = 4.9

| May precipitation days = 3.6

| Jun precipitation days = 2.2

| Jul precipitation days = 2.1

| Aug precipitation days = 2.7

| Sep precipitation days = 4.3

| Oct precipitation days = 9.0

| Nov precipitation days = 14.6

| Dec precipitation days = 13.3

| year precipitation days = 79.9

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

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|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Pottuvil

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|access-date = January 20, 2024}}

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• Pottuvil massacre
• Muhudu Maha Viharaya

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Category:Towns in Ampara District

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