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City profile · Sri Lanka · Asia

Chilaw

North Western Province · Sri Lanka
City population
24,712
#51
in Sri Lanka
#3
in North Western Province
#21,319
worldwide
ColomboChilaw
7.576, 79.795 · 71 km from Colombo
City population
24,712
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Sri Lanka
#51
of 60 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#21,319
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Sri Lanka
0.1%
of the national population

About Chilaw

Chilaw is a city in North Western Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 24,712. It is the 51st largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 21,319th largest worldwide. It lies 71 km from Colombo.

Position in Sri Lanka
#51of 60
LargestSmallest
Position in North Western Province
#3of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
North Western Province
Rank in region
#3of 3
Distance to capital
to Colombo
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
7.576, 79.795
Record updated
2018-12-16
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.

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All 60 in Sri Lanka

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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