Cities in Sri Lanka
Note: that the cities listed below are deemed major based on population. While there may be more major cities, these are the most populated cities in Sri Lanka.
City | Population |
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Colombo (Country Capital) | 648,034 |
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | 215,941 |
Moratuwa | 185,031 |
Jaffna | 169,102 |
Negombo | 137,223 |
Pita Kotte | 118,179 |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 115,826 |
Kandy | 111,701 |
Trincomalee | 108,420 |
Kalmunai | 100,171 |
Galle | 93,118 |
Point Pedro | 89,810 |
Batticaloa | 86,742 |
Katunayake | 84,643 |
Valvettithurai | 78,205 |
Matara | 76,254 |
Battaramulla South | 75,633 |
Dambulla | 66,716 |
Maharagama | 66,576 |
Anuradhapura | 60,943 |
Vavuniya | 60,176 |
Kolonnawa | 58,076 |
Ratnapura | 47,832 |
Badulla | 47,587 |
Puttalam | 45,661 |
Welisara | 41,306 |
Kalutara | 38,000 |
Bentota | 37,000 |
Homagama | 34,664 |
Beruwala | 34,250 |
Panadura | 33,735 |
Mulleriyawa Tank | 33,540 |
Kandana | 33,424 |
Ja-Ela | 32,175 |
Wattala | 30,725 |
Peliyagoda | 30,717 |
Kelaniya | 28,846 |
Kurunegala | 28,571 |
Nuwara Eliya | 25,775 |
Gampola | 24,730 |
Chilaw | 24,712 |
Eravur 30300 | 22,982 |
Hanwella Ihala | 22,918 |
Weligama | 22,179 |
Ambalangoda | 20,133 |
Ampara | 18,348 |
Hatton | 15,073 |
Cities Near Sri Lanka
The list below shows the distance between the above cities in Sri Lanka and populated cities outside of Sri Lanka which are closest.
- Mi = Miles
- Km = Kilometers
- = Flight distance
- = Driving distance
Sri Lanka to India |
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Valvettithurai to Vedaranyam | 70.8 Km (44 Mi) | 1315.4 Km (817.4 Mi) |
Valvettithurai to Puducherry | 236.6 Km (147 Mi) | 1417.1 Km (880.5 Mi) |
Sri Lanka to Maldives |
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Colombo to Manadhoo | 724.7 Km (450.3 Mi) |
Distance Between Sri Lanka and Other Countries
The distance between cities in Sri Lanka and cities in other countries; India cities are nearest due to being 70.8 kilometers away.