Chilaw
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| Chilaw | |
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| — Town and Urban Council — | |
  Chilaw
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| Coordinates: 7°35′N 79°48′E / 7.583°N 79.8°E | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western Province |
| District | Puttalam District |
| Time zone | +5.30 |
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Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. |
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Chilaw (භලාවත/Halāvata in Sinhala and சிலாபம் /Cilāpam in Tamil) is a seaside town on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka.
There is a saying that "Chilaw is famous for Crabs, Coconuts, and Coreas," a testament to the influence of the Corea Family who hail from this town.
Chilaw is famous for the nearby Munneswaram temple, which is visited by both Hindus as well as Buddhists.
Mohandas Gandhi visited Chilaw in 1927 on his first and only visit to Ceylon. He stayed in Chilaw in a Corea home called "Sigiriya".
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Coordinates: 7°35′N 79°48′E / 7.583°N 79.8°E
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(urban council) Mr Hilary prasana is chairmen of the urban council.the secretary is Mr.A.A Jayasiri.eleven members in this council.
