Cities · Sri Lanka · Asia

Sri Lanka

Cities of Sri Lanka

Cities listed

Colombo

largest city

21.8M

national population

60 of 60 listed cities

Largest region

Western Province

24 cities listed

Regions with a hub

of 9 regions with a listed city

Median city

45,727

People, half are smaller

Above 100,000

of 60 listed

Smallest listed

15,073

Hatton

Cities in Sri Lanka

Sortable and searchable.

60 cities

cities table, sortable

1	Colombo	Western Province	648,034	3.0%
2	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Western Province	219,827	1.0%
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%