City profile · Sri Lanka · Asia
Anuradhapura
North Central Province · Sri Lanka
City population
60,943
#23
in Sri Lanka
#9,468
worldwide
8.312, 80.413 · 165 km from Colombo
About Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura is a city in North Central Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 60,943. It is the 23rd largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 9,468th largest worldwide. It lies 165 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
North Central Province
Elevation
100 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
8.312, 80.413
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.