List of cities in Sri Lanka

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The following is a list of cities in Sri Lanka.

List

Name	Sinhala	Tamil	Province	District	DS Division	Population (conurbation) (2012 est) [1]	Population (municipality) (2009 est) [2][3][4][5][6]	Area (km²) [2]	Area (mi²)	Density (/km²)	Co-ordinates	Home page
Colombo	කොළඹ	கொழும்பு	Western	Colombo	Colombo	752,993	686,779	37.31	14.41	18,407	6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E / 6.93444°N 79.84278°E	cmc.lk
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Suburb of Colombo)	දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස	தெஹிவளை - கல்கிசை	Western	Colombo	Dehiwala	245,974	224,661	21.00	8.11	10,698	6°50′23″N 79°52′33″E / 6.83972°N 79.87583°E
Moratuwa (Suburb of Colombo)	මොරටුව	மொறட்டுவை	Western	Colombo	Moratuwa	207,755	189,750	23.00	8.88	8,250	6°47′57″N 79°52′36″E / 6.79917°N 79.87667°E	moratuwamc.lk
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ	ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுரம் கோட்டை	Western	Colombo	Kotte	135,806	124,039	17.00	6.56	7,296	6°54′39″N 79°53′16″E / 6.91083°N 79.88778°E
Negombo	මීගමුව	நீர்கொழும்பு	Western	Gampaha	Negombo	127,754	153,670	31.00	11.97	4,957	7°13′00″N 79°50′00″E / 7.21667°N 79.83333°E	negombo.mc.gov.lk
Kandy	මහනුවර	கண்டி	Central	Kandy	Kandy	125,351	123,952	27.00	10.42	4,591	7°17′47″N 80°38′06″E / 7.29639°N 80.63500°E
Kalmunai	කල්මුනේ	கல்முனை	Eastern	Ampara	Kalmunai Muslim / Kalmunai Tamil / Sainthamarathu	106,783	108,696	23.00	8.88	4,726	7°25′00″N 81°49′00″E / 7.41667°N 81.81667°E	kalmunaimc.org
Vavuniya	වවුනියාව	வவுனியா	Northern	Vavuniya	Vavuniya	99,653	31,699[7]	22.50	8.69	1,409	8°45′00″N 80°29′00″E / 8.75000°N 80.48333°E
Galle	ගාල්ල	காலி	Southern	Galle	Galle	99,478	97,101	7.00	6.56	5,712	6°02′03″N 80°12′59″E / 6.03417°N 80.21639°E	galle.mc.gov.lk
Trincomalee	ත්‍රිකුණාමලය	திருகோணமலை	Eastern	Trincomalee	Trincomalee Town & Gravets	99,135	51,624[8]	7.50	2.90	6,883	8°34′00″N 81°14′00″E / 8.56667°N 81.23333°E
Batticaloa	මඩකලපුව	மட்டக்களப்பு	Eastern	Batticaloa	Manmunai North	92,332	83,470	75.00	28.96	1,113	7°43′00″N 81°42′00″E / 7.71667°N 81.70000°E	batticaloamc.com
Jaffna	යාපනය	யாழ்ப்பாணம்	Northern	Jaffna	Jaffna / Nallur	88,138	76,080[7]	20.20	7.80	3,766	9°40′00″N 80°00′00″E / 9.66667°N 80.00000°E	jaffnamc.lk
Katunayake (Suburb of Negombo)	කටුනායක	கட்டுநாயக்க	Western	Gampaha	Katana	76,816					7°10′00″N 79°52′00″E / 7.16667°N 79.86667°E
Dambulla	දඹුල්ල	தம்புள்ளை	Central	Matale	Dambulla	68,821					7°51′24″N 80°38′57″E / 7.85667°N 80.64917°E
Kolonnawa	කොලොන්නාව	கொலன்னாவ	Western	Colombo	Kolonnawa	64,887					6°55′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.91667°N 79.90000°E
Anuradhapura	අනුරාධපුරය	அனுராதபுரம்	North Central	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	63,208	83,312	36.00	13.90	2,314	8°21′00″N 80°23′00″E / 8.35000°N 80.38333°E
Ratnapura	රත්නපුර	இரத்தினபுரி	Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Ratnapura	52,170	49,477	20.00	7.72	2,474	6°40′00″N 80°24′00″E / 6.66667°N 80.40000°E
Badulla	බදුල්ල	பதுளை	Uva	Badulla	Badulla	47,587	43,866	10.00	3.86	4,387	6°59′05″N 81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E
Matara	මාතර	மாத்தறை	Southern	Matara	Matara	47,420	75,930	13.00	5.02	5,841	5°57′00″N 80°33′00″E / 5.95000°N 80.55000°E
Puttalam	පුත්තලම	புத்தளம்	North Western	Puttalam	Puttalam	45,401					8°02′03″N 79°50′07″E / 8.03417°N 79.83528°E
Chavakacheri	චාවකච්චේරිය	சாவகச்சேரி	Northern	Jaffna	Thenmarachchi	41,407	15,780[7]	19.40	7.49	813	9°39′00″N 80°09′00″E / 9.65000°N 80.15000°E
Kattankudy	කාත්තන්කුඩි	காத்தான்குடி	Eastern	Batticaloa	Kattankudy	40,883	39,523[8]	6.50	2.51	6,080	7°41′39″N 81°44′12″E / 7.69417°N 81.73667°E
Matale	මාතලේ	மாத்தளை	Central	Matale	Matale	40,859	37,802	9.00	3.47	4,200	7°28′00″N 80°37′00″E / 7.46667°N 80.61667°E	mcmatale.org.lk
Kalutara	කළුතර	களுத்துறை	Western	Kalutara	Kalutara	39,615					6°35′13″N 79°57′37″E / 6.58694°N 79.96028°E	kalutara.uc.gov.lk
Mannar	මන්නාරම	மன்னார்	Northern	Mannar	Mannar	35,817	22,183[7]	27.85	10.75	797	8°58′00″N 79°53′00″E / 8.96667°N 79.88333°E
Panadura	පානදුර	பாணந்துறை	Western	Kalutara	Panadura	35,717					6°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E
Beruwala	බේරුවල	பேருவளை	Western	Kalutara	Beruwala	35,312					6°28′00″N 79°59′00″E / 6.46667°N 79.98333°E
Ja-Ela	ජා-ඇල	ஜா-எல	Western	Gampaha	Ja-Ela	32,386					7°05′04″N 79°53′41″E / 7.08444°N 79.89472°E
Point Pedro	පේදුරුතුඩුව	பருத்தித்துறை	Northern	Jaffna	Vadamarachchi North	31,351	12,161[7]	11.65	4.50	1,044	9°49′00″N 80°14′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.23333°E
Kelaniya	කැලණිය	களனி	Western	Gampaha	Kelaniya	31,307					6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E
Peliyagoda (Suburb of Colombo)	පෑලියගොඩ	பேலியகொடை	Western	Gampaha	Kelaniya	31,307					6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E
Kurunegala	කුරුණෑගල	குருனகல்	North Western	Kurunegala	Kurunegala	30,314	30,991	11.00	4.25	2,817	7°29′00″N 80°22′00″E / 7.48333°N 80.36667°E
Wattala	වත්තල	வத்தளை	Western	Gampaha	Wattala	30,229					6°59′00″N 79°53′00″E / 6.98333°N 79.88333°E
Gampola	ගම්පොල	கம்பளை	Central	Kandy		27,659					7°59′53″N 80°34′36″E / 7.99806°N 80.57667°E
Nuwara Eliya	නුවරඑළිය	நுவரேலியா	Central	Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	27,326	38,364	12.00	4.63	3,197	6°58′00″N 80°46′00″E / 6.96667°N 80.76667°E	nuwaraeliya.mc.gov.lk
Valvettithurai	වෙල්වෙටිතුරේ	வல்வெட்டித்துறை	Northern	Jaffna	Vadamarachchi North	27,210	8,382[7]	4.85	1.87	1,728	9°49′00″N 80°10′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.16667°E	valvaicouncil.com
Chilaw	හලාවත	சிலாபம்	North Western	Puttalam	Chilaw	26,714					7°35′00″N 79°48′00″E / 7.58333°N 79.80000°E
Eravur	එරාවුර්	ஏறாவூர்	Eastern	Batticaloa	Eravur Town	25,582		4.90	1.89		7°46′00″N 81°36′00″E / 7.76667°N 81.60000°E
Avissawella	අවිස්සාවේල්ල	அவிசாவலை	Western	Colombo	Hanwella	25,322					6°57′11″N 80°13′06″E / 6.95306°N 80.21833°E
Weligama	වැලිගම	வெலிகமை	Southern	Matara	Weligama	24,159					5°58′24″N 80°25′21″E / 5.97333°N 80.42250°E
Ambalangoda	අම්බලන්ගොඩ	அம்பலாங்கொட	Southern	Galle	Ambalangoda	21,573					6°13′30″N 80°03′24″E / 6.22500°N 80.05667°E
Ampara	අම්පාර	அம்பாறை	Eastern	Ampara	Ampara	20,309	21,713[8]				7°17′00″N 81°40′00″E / 7.28333°N 81.66667°E
Kegalle	කෑගල්ල	கேகாலை	Sabaragamuwa	Kegalle	Kegalle	17,962					7°15′00″N 80°21′00″E / 7.25000°N 80.35000°E
Hatton	හැටන්	ஹற்றன்	Central	Nuwara Eliya	Ambagamuwa	16,237					6°31′57″N 80°21′19″E / 6.53250°N 80.35528°E
Nawalapitiya	නාවලපිටිය	நாவலபிட்டி	Central	Kandy	Pasbage Korale	15,415					7°03′00″N 80°32′00″E / 7.05000°N 80.53333°E
Balangoda	බලන්ගොඩ	பலங்கொடா	Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Balangoda	13,589					6°39′00″N 80°41′00″E / 6.65000°N 80.68333°E
Hambantota	හම්බන්තොට	அம்பாந்தோட்டை	Southern	Hambantota	Hambantota	12,071					6°07′28″N 81°07′21″E / 6.12444°N 81.12250°E
Tangalle	තංගල්ල	தங்கல்ல	Southern	Hambantota	Tangalle	11,258					6°01′00″N 80°47′00″E / 6.01667°N 80.78333°E
Monaragala	මොණරාගල	மொனராகல	Uva	Monaragala	Moneragala	10,853					6°52′00″N 81°21′00″E / 6.86667°N 81.35000°E
Gampaha	ගම්පහ	கம்பகா	Western	Gampaha	Gampaha	9,889	61,052	38.00	14.67	1,607	7°05′30″N 79°59′39″E / 7.09167°N 79.99417°E
Horana	හොරණ	ஹொரண	Western	Kalutara	Horana	9,774					6°43′00″N 80°03′00″E / 6.71667°N 80.05000°E
Wattegama	වත්තේගම	வத்தேகமை	Uva	Monaragala	Siyambalanduwa	8,770					7°21′01″N 80°40′57″E / 7.35028°N 80.68250°E
Minuwangoda	මිණුවන්ගොඩ	மினுவன்கொட	Western	Gampaha	Minuwangoda	8,015					7°10′24″N 79°57′43″E / 7.17333°N 79.96194°E
Bandarawela	බණ්ඩාරවෙල	பண்டாரவளை	Uva	Badulla	Bandarawela	7,878					6°50′00″N 80°59′00″E / 6.83333°N 80.98333°E
Kuliyapitiya	කුලියාපිටිය	குளியாப்பிட்டிய	North Western	Kurunegala		6,850					7°28′14″N 80°02′44″E / 7.47056°N 80.04556°E
Haputale	හපුතලේ	அப்புத்தளை	Uva	Badulla	Haputale	5,559					6°46′04″N 80°57′31″E / 6.76778°N 80.95861°E
Talawakele	තලවකැලේ	தலவாக்கலை	Central	Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	4,087					6°56′00″N 80°39′00″E / 6.93333°N 80.65000°E
Harispattuwa	හාරිස්පත්තුව	அரிஸ்பத்துவ	Central	Kandy	Harispattuwa	1,744
Kadugannawa	කඩුගන්නාව	கடுகண்ணாவ	Central	Kandy	Udunuwara	1,384					7°15′13″N 80°31′39″E / 7.25361°N 80.52750°E
Embilipitiya	ඇඹිලිපිටිය	ஆம்பிலீபிடியா	Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Embilipitiya	51,398	133,977				6°20′38″N 80°50′56″E / 6.34389°N 80.84889°E	embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk
Sigiriya	සීගිරිය	சிகிரியா	Central	Matale	Dambulla	1,098					7°57′25″N 80°45′35″E / 7.95694°N 80.75972°E

See also

• List of towns in Sri Lanka
• List of municipalities in Sri Lanka

References and footnotes

• General: Sri Lanka Road Map (1st ed.). Sri Lanka: Department of Survey. 1999.

1. "Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer.
2. "Area, population, registered voters and employees of municipalities, 2008 - 2009" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2010. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
3. "Enumeration of Vital Events 2011 - Northern Province" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
4. "Basic Population Information on Ampara District - 2007" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
5. "Basic Population Information on Batticaloa District - 2007" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
6. "Basic Population Information on Trincomaee District - 2007" (PDF). Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
7. 2011 enumeration
8. 2007 enumeration

External links

• Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka
• Survey Department of Sri Lanka