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Ambalantota
City population
80,506
#16
in Sri Lanka
#2
in Southern Province
#7,176
worldwide
6.120, 81.021 · 158 km from Colombo
About Ambalantota
Ambalantota is a city in Southern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 80,506. It is the 16th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 7,176th largest worldwide. It lies 158 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 9
Coordinates
6.120, 81.021
Record updated
24 March 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 60 in Sri LankaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.