Pottuvil

Pottuvil
பொத்துவில்
පොතුවිල
Pottuvil
Coordinates: 6°52′0″N 81°49′0″E / 6.86667°N 81.81667°E / 6.86667; 81.81667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
DistrictAmpara
DS DivisionPottuvil
Population
  Total
45,727

Pottuvil (Tamil: பொத்துவில், romanized: Pottuvil; Sinhala: පොතුවිල, romanized: Potuvil) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located in the Eastern Province on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the popular tourist destination Arugam Bay.