List of towns in Sri Lanka
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000.
Towns
Town | Image | DS Division |
District | Province | Population | Area[1] | Density (/km2) |
Co- ordinates | ||
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Conurbation (2012 est)[2] |
Municipality (2012 census)[3] |
km² | mi² | |||||||
Vaddukoddai வட்டுக்கோட்டை |
Valikamam West | Jaffna | Northern | 4,407 | 4,129 | |||||
Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை |
Badulla | Badulla | Uva | 47,587 | 42,237 | 10 | 4 | 4,224 | 6°59′05″N 81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E / 6.98472; 81.05639 | |
Matara මාතර மாத்தறை |
Matara | Matara | Southern | 47,420 | 74,193 | 13 | 5 | 5,707 | 5°57′00″N 80°33′00″E / 5.95000°N 80.55000°E / 5.95000; 80.55000 | |
Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் |
Puttalam | Puttalam | North Western | 45,401 | 45,511 | 8°02′03″N 79°50′07″E / 8.03417°N 79.83528°E / 8.03417; 79.83528 | ||||
Chavakachcheri චාවකච්චේරිය சாவகச்சேரி |
Thenmarachchi | Jaffna | Northern | 41,407 | 16,129 | 9°39′00″N 80°09′00″E / 9.65000°N 80.15000°E / 9.65000; 80.15000 | ||||
Kattankudy කාත්තන්කුඩි காத்தான்குடி |
Kattankudy | Batticaloa | Eastern | 40,883 | 40,356 | 7°41′39″N 81°44′12″E / 7.69417°N 81.73667°E / 7.69417; 81.73667 | ||||
Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை |
Matale | Matale | Central | 40,859 | 36,462 | 9 | 3 | 4,051 | 7°28′00″N 80°37′00″E / 7.46667°N 80.61667°E / 7.46667; 80.61667 | |
Dambulla දඹුල්ල |
Dambulla | Matale | Central | 72,306 | 23,814 | 54 | 21 | 441 | 7°51′28″N 80°39′09″E / 7.85778°N 80.65250°E / 7.85778; 80.65250 | |
Kalutara කළුතර களுத்துறை |
Kalutara | Kalutara | Western | 39,615 | 32,417 | 6°35′13″N 79°57′37″E / 6.58694°N 79.96028°E / 6.58694; 79.96028 | ||||
Mannar මන්නාරම மன்னார் |
Mannar | Mannar | Northern | 35,817 | 24,417 | 8°58′00″N 79°53′00″E / 8.96667°N 79.88333°E / 8.96667; 79.88333 | ||||
Panadura පානදුර பாணந்துறை |
Panadura | Kalutara | Western | 35,717 | 30,069 | 6°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E / 6.71333; 79.90417 | ||||
Beruwala බේරුවල பேருவளை |
Beruwala | Kalutara | Western | 35,312 | 37,793 | 6°28′00″N 79°59′00″E / 6.46667°N 79.98333°E / 6.46667; 79.98333 | ||||
Ja-Ela ජා-ඇල ஜா-எல |
Ja-Ela | Gampaha | Western | 32,386 | 31,232 | 7°05′04″N 79°53′41″E / 7.08444°N 79.89472°E / 7.08444; 79.89472 | ||||
Point Pedro පේදුරුතුඩුව பருத்தித்துறை |
Vadamarachchi North | Jaffna | Northern | 31,351 | 12,334 | 9°49′00″N 80°14′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.23333°E / 9.81667; 80.23333 | ||||
Kelaniya කැලණිය களனி |
Kelaniya | Gampaha | Western | 31,307 | 6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E / 6.95000; 79.90000 | |||||
Peliyagoda පෑලියගොඩ பேலியகொடை |
Kelaniya | Gampaha | Western | 31,307 | 27,736 | 6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E / 6.95000; 79.90000 | ||||
Kurunegala කුරුණෑගල குருனகல் |
Kurunegala | Kurunegala | North Western | 30,314 | 24,833 | 11 | 4 | 2,258 | 7°29′00″N 80°22′00″E / 7.48333°N 80.36667°E / 7.48333; 80.36667 | |
Wattala වත්තල வத்தளை |
Wattala | Gampaha | Western | 30,229 | 28,031 | 6°59′00″N 79°53′00″E / 6.98333°N 79.88333°E / 6.98333; 79.88333 | ||||
Gampola ගම්පොල கம்பளை |
Kandy | Central | 27,659 | 37,871 | 7°59′53″N 80°34′36″E / 7.99806°N 80.57667°E / 7.99806; 80.57667 | |||||
Nuwara Eliya නුවරඑළිය நுவரேலியா |
Nuwara Eliya | Nuwara Eliya | Central | 27,326 | 23,804 | 12 | 5 | 1,984 | 6°58′00″N 80°46′00″E / 6.96667°N 80.76667°E / 6.96667; 80.76667 | |
Valvettithurai වෙල්වෙටිතුරේ வல்வெட்டித்துறை |
Vadamarachchi North | Jaffna | Northern | 27,210 | 8,283 | 9°49′00″N 80°10′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.16667°E / 9.81667; 80.16667 | ||||
Chilaw හලාවත சிலாபம் |
Chilaw | Puttalam | North Western | 26,714 | 21,441 | 7°35′00″N 79°48′00″E / 7.58333°N 79.80000°E / 7.58333; 79.80000 | ||||
Eravur එරාවුර් ஏறாவூர் |
Eravur Town | Batticaloa | Eastern | 25,582 | 24,643 | 7°46′00″N 81°36′00″E / 7.76667°N 81.60000°E / 7.76667; 81.60000 | ||||
Avissawella අවිස්සාවේල්ල அவிசாவலை |
Hanwella | Colombo | Western | 25,322 | 6°57′11″N 80°13′06″E / 6.95306°N 80.21833°E / 6.95306; 80.21833 | |||||
Weligama වැලිගම வெலிகமை |
Weligama | Matara | Southern | 24,159 | 22,377 | 5°58′24″N 80°25′21″E / 5.97333°N 80.42250°E / 5.97333; 80.42250 | ||||
Ambalangoda අම්බලන්ගොඩ அம்பலாங்கொட |
Ambalangoda | Galle | Southern | 21,573 | 19,990 | 6°13′30″N 80°03′24″E / 6.22500°N 80.05667°E / 6.22500; 80.05667 | ||||
Ampara අම්පාර அம்பாறை |
Ampara | Ampara | Eastern | 20,309 | 22,511 | 7°17′00″N 81°40′00″E / 7.28333°N 81.66667°E / 7.28333; 81.66667 | ||||
Kegalle කෑගල්ල கேகாலை |
Kegalle | Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | 17,962 | 15,993 | 7°15′00″N 80°21′00″E / 7.25000°N 80.35000°E / 7.25000; 80.35000 | ||||
Hatton හැටන් ஹற்றன் |
Ambagamuwa | Nuwara Eliya | Central | 16,237 | 14,585 | 6°31′57″N 80°21′19″E / 6.53250°N 80.35528°E / 6.53250; 80.35528 | ||||
Nawalapitiya නාවලපිටිය நாவலபிட்டி |
Pasbage Korale | Kandy | Central | 15,415 | 13,338 | 7°03′00″N 80°32′00″E / 7.05000°N 80.53333°E / 7.05000; 80.53333 | ||||
Balangoda බලන්ගොඩ பலங்கொடா |
Balangoda | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | 13,589 | 16,510 | 6°39′00″N 80°41′00″E / 6.65000°N 80.68333°E / 6.65000; 80.68333 | ||||
Hambantota හම්බන්තොට அம்பாந்தோட்டை |
Hambantota | Hambantota | Southern | 12,071 | 23,236 | 83 | 32 | 280 | 6°07′28″N 81°07′21″E / 6.12444°N 81.12250°E / 6.12444; 81.12250 | |
Tangalle තංගල්ල தங்கல்ல |
Tangalle | Hambantota | Southern | 11,258 | 8,473 | 6°01′00″N 80°47′00″E / 6.01667°N 80.78333°E / 6.01667; 80.78333 | ||||
Monaragala මොණරාගල மொனராகல |
Moneragala | Monaragala | Uva | 10,853 | 6°52′00″N 81°21′00″E / 6.86667°N 81.35000°E / 6.86667; 81.35000 | |||||
Gampaha ගම්පහ கம்பகா |
Gampaha | Gampaha | Western | 9,889 | 62,335 | 38 | 15 | 1,640 | 7°05′30″N 79°59′39″E / 7.09167°N 79.99417°E / 7.09167; 79.99417 | |
Horana හොරණ ஹொரண |
Horana | Kalutara | Western | 9,774 | 9,550 | 6°43′00″N 80°03′00″E / 6.71667°N 80.05000°E / 6.71667; 80.05000 | ||||
Wattegama වත්තේගම வத்தேகமை |
Pathadumbara | Kandy | Uva | 8,770 | 7°21′01″N 80°40′57″E / 7.35028°N 80.68250°E / 7.35028; 80.68250 | |||||
Minuwangoda මිණුවන්ගොඩ மினுவன்கொட |
Minuwangoda | Gampaha | Western | 8,016 | 7,523 | 7°10′24″N 79°57′43″E / 7.17333°N 79.96194°E / 7.17333; 79.96194 | ||||
Bandarawela බණ්ඩාරවෙල பண்டாரவளை |
Bandarawela | Badulla | Uva | 7,878 | 24,168 | 27 | 10 | 895 | 6°50′00″N 80°59′00″E / 6.83333°N 80.98333°E / 6.83333; 80.98333 | |
Kuliyapitiya කුලියාපිටිය குளியாப்பிட்டிய |
Kurunegala | North Western | 6,850 | 5,509 | 7°28′14″N 80°02′44″E / 7.47056°N 80.04556°E / 7.47056; 80.04556 | |||||
Haputale හපුතලේ அப்புத்தளை |
Haputale | Badulla | Uva | 5,559 | 5,288 | 6°46′04″N 80°57′31″E / 6.76778°N 80.95861°E / 6.76778; 80.95861 |
References
- ^ "Table 15.1: Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2015" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2016. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Table 2.4: Population of Municipal Councils and urban councils by sex, Census, 2012" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2016. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.