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Mullaittivu
City population
28,973
#46
in Sri Lanka
#6
in Northern Province
#18,616
worldwide
9.268, 80.815 · 280 km from Colombo
About Mullaittivu
Mullaittivu is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 28,973. It is the 46th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 18,616th largest worldwide. It lies 280 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 6
Coordinates
9.268, 80.815
Record updated
3 March 2026
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.