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Pottuvil
City population
45,727
#30
in Sri Lanka
#4
in Eastern Province
#12,378
worldwide
6.876, 81.827 · 218 km from Colombo
About Pottuvil
Pottuvil is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 45,727. It is the 30th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 12,378th largest worldwide. It lies 218 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 7
Coordinates
6.876, 81.827
Record updated
24 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.