Wennappuwa

Wennappuwa
Wennappuwa
Town
	Wennappuwa
	Coordinates: 7°20′48″N 79°50′12″E / 7.34667°N 79.83667°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	North Western Province
District	Puttalam District
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	61170

Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is 18 km (11 mi) north of Negombo.

The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa^{[citation needed]} as a small farming hamlet.

Education

Wennapuwa is home to the Joseph Vaz College and the Holy Family Girls' School.^[1] and a few schools.

Economy

Wennappuwa town has more than 500 businesses.^{[citation needed]} Recently they developed the nearby lake. Wennappuwa became known as Little Italy because of the number of people who migrated to Italy and earned Euros. All the state banks and many private banks operate there.

References

^ "Holly Family Girls' School- Wennappuwa". www.holyfamilywennappuwa.slt.lk.

[1] "Holly Family Girls' School- Wennappuwa". www.holyfamilywennappuwa.slt.lk.

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