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Sri Lanka

Cities of Sri Lanka

Cities listed

Colombo

largest city

21.8M

national population

60 of 60 listed cities

Cities listed

15,000 or more people

Largest city

Colombo

648,034 people

Capital

Colombo

National capital

National population

21,756,000

Largest city is 3.0%

Cities in Sri Lanka

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60 cities


1	Colombo	Western Province	648,034	3%
2	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Western Province	219,827	1%
3	Maharagama	Western Province	195,355	0.9%
4	Jaffna	Northern Province	169,102	0.8%
5	Moratuwa	Western Province	168,280	0.8%
6	Negombo	Western Province	137,223	0.6%
7	Pita Kotte	Western Province	118,179	0.5%
8	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte	Western Province	115,826	0.5%
9	Kandy	Central Province	111,701	0.5%
10	Trincomalee	Eastern Province	108,420	0.5%
11	Kalmunai	Eastern Province	100,171	0.5%
12	Galle	Southern Province	93,118	0.4%
13	Point Pedro	Northern Province	89,810	0.4%
14	Batticaloa	Eastern Province	86,742	0.4%
15	Katunayaka	Western Province	84,643	0.4%
16	Ambalantota	Southern Province	80,506	0.4%
17	Valvedditturai	Northern Province	78,205	0.4%
18	Matara	Southern Province	76,254	0.4%
19	Battaramulla South	Western Province	75,633	0.3%
20	Dambulla	Central Province	66,716	0.3%
21	Kolonnawa	Western Province	64,887	0.3%
22	Kotikawatta	Western Province	64,565	0.3%
23	Anuradhapura	North Central Province	60,943	0.3%
24	Vavuniya	Northern Province	60,176	0.3%
25	Beliatta	Southern Province	58,675	0.3%
26	Hendala	Western Province	56,978	0.3%
27	Ambalangoda	Southern Province	56,783	0.3%
28	Ratnapura	Sabaragamuwa Province	47,832	0.2%
29	Badulla	Uva Province	47,587	0.2%
30	Pottuvil	Eastern Province	45,727	0.2%
31	Puttalam	North Western Province	45,661	0.2%
32	Devinuwara	Southern Province	45,000	0.2%
33	Ampara	Eastern Province	43,720	0.2%
34	Welisara	Western Province	41,306	0.2%
35	Kalutara	Western Province	37,081	0.2%
36	Bentota	Southern Province	37,000	0.2%
37	Matale	Central Province	36,462	0.2%
38	Mannar	Northern Province	35,817	0.2%
39	Homagama	Western Province	34,664	0.2%
40	Beruwala	Western Province	34,250	0.2%
41	Panadura	Western Province	33,735	0.2%
42	Mulleriyawa	Western Province	33,540	0.2%
43	Kandana	Western Province	33,424	0.2%
44	Ja Ela	Western Province	32,175	0.1%
45	Wattala	Western Province	30,725	0.1%
46	Mullaittivu	Northern Province	28,973	0.1%
47	Kelaniya	Western Province	28,846	0.1%
48	Peliyagoda	Western Province	28,784	0.1%
49	Kurunegala	North Western Province	28,571	0.1%
50	Nuwara Eliya	Central Province	27,500	0.1%
51	Chilaw	North Western Province	24,712	0.1%
52	Gampola	Central Province	24,283	0.1%
53	Eravur Town	Eastern Province	22,982	0.1%
54	Hanwella Ihala	Western Province	22,918	0.1%
55	Weligama	Southern Province	22,179	0.1%
56	Vakarai	Eastern Province	21,000	0.1%
57	Kataragama	Uva Province	20,935	0.1%
58	Hambantota	Southern Province	19,999	0.1%
59	Kegalle	Sabaragamuwa Province	17,962	0.1%
60	Hatton	Central Province	15,073	0.1%