City profile · Sri Lanka · Asia
Mannar
City population
35,817
#38
in Sri Lanka
#5
in Northern Province
#15,391
worldwide
8.989, 79.878 · 228 km from Colombo
About Mannar
Mannar is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 35,817. It is the 38th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 15,391st largest worldwide. It lies 228 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 6
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
8.989, 79.878
Record updated
2026-03-03
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.