City profile · Sri Lanka · Asia
Ratnapura
Sabaragamuwa Province · Sri Lanka
City population
47,832
#28
in Sri Lanka
#1
in Sabaragamuwa Province
#11,892
worldwide
6.686, 80.404 · 67 km from Colombo
About Ratnapura
Ratnapura is a city in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 47,832. It is the 28th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 11,892nd largest worldwide. It lies 67 km from Colombo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sabaragamuwa Province
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
6.686, 80.404
Record updated
14 April 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.