City profile · Sri Lanka · Asia
Galle
City population
93,118
#12
in Sri Lanka
#1
in Southern Province
#6,185
worldwide
6.046, 80.210 · 107 km from Colombo
About Galle
Galle is a city in Southern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 93,118. It is the 12th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 6,185th largest worldwide. It lies 107 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
6.046, 80.210
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.