Postgre Function that fills in a table calls points with random Lat/Long for location field and a unique name

postgis_fill_points.sql

DECLARE
amount ALIAS FOR $1;
r_lat FLOAT;
r_lon FLOAT;
  BEGIN
     FOR v_Count IN 1..amount LOOP
         r_lat := random()*360;
         r_lon := random()*360;
         INSERT INTO points (name_of_place,location) VALUES ( 'place_'||v_Count, makepoint( r_lat, r_lon)  );
     END LOOP;
END;