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Valvedditturai

City population
78,205
#17
in Sri Lanka
#3
in Northern Province
#7,370
worldwide
ColomboValvedditturai
9.817, 80.167 · 322 km from Colombo
City population
78,205
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Sri Lanka
#17
of 60 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#7,370
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Sri Lanka
0.4%
of the national population

About Valvedditturai

Valvedditturai is a city in Northern Province, Sri Lanka with a population of 78,205. It is the 17th largest of the 60 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sri Lanka, and the 7,370th largest worldwide. It lies 322 km from Colombo.

Position in Sri Lanka
#17of 60
LargestSmallest
Position in Northern Province
#3of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#3of 6
Distance to capital
to Colombo
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
9.817, 80.167
Record updated
2022-09-20
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.

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All 60 in Sri Lanka

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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