Puloly
புலோலி
Pachimapulavargananagaram
Puloly is located in Northern Province
Puloly
Puloly
Coordinates: 9°48′0″N 80°13′0″E / 9.80000°N 80.21667°E / 9.80000; 80.21667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern
DistrictJaffna
DS DivisionVadamarachchi North

Puloly (Tamil: புலோலி, romanized: Pulōli) is a region in Jaffna Peninsula, Northern Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 30 km from City of Jaffna. Its north part is Point Pedro town. Some scholars suggest that region was named after several scholars lived there (meaning of "pulavar oli"). Puloly is home to many historical sites such as Point Pedro harbor and Vallipuram temple. Puloly has a number education institutions founded such as Hartley college, Methodist girls high school, Velautham Maha Vidiyalayam and Vadamarachchi Hindu girls school.

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09°48′00″N 80°13′00″E / 9.80000°N 80.21667°E / 9.80000; 80.21667


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