Chilaw

Chilaw හලාවත சிலாபம்
City
Metropolis
Chilaw Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°35′N 79°48′E / 7.583°N 79.800°E / 7.583; 79.800
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	North Western Province
District	Puttalam District
Government
• Type	Urban Council
• Body	Chilaw Urban Council
• Chilaw	Chilaw Urban Council
• Mayor	Thushan Abeysekara (UNP)
• Deputy Mayor	A.W. Sadiqul Ameen (SLFP)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population
• City	62,515 [1]
• Urban	26,732 [2]
Time zone	+5:30
Postal code	61000
Area code	032
Website	chilawuc.dolgnwp.lk

Chilaw (Sinhala: හලාවත, romanized: Halāvata, Tamil: சிலாபம், romanized: Cilāpam) is a city ^[3] in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council, whereas the outskirts are governed by a pradeshiya sabha of the same name.^[4] The town is located 80 kilometers away from Colombo via Negombo.