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Kelaniya
City population
28,846
#47
in Sri Lanka
#22
in Western Province
#18,679
worldwide
6.955, 79.922 · 8 km from Colombo
About Kelaniya
Kelaniya is a city in Western Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 28,846. It is the 47th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 18,679th largest worldwide. It lies 8 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#22of 24
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
6.955, 79.922
Record updated
2022-01-10
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.