https://gospelgo.com/y/sri_lanka.htm City DS Division District Province Population Area[1] Density (/km2) Coordinates Conurbation (2012 est) Municipality (2012 census)[3] km2 mi2 Colombo කොළඹ கொழும்பு Colombo / Thimbirigasyaya Colombo Western 752,993 561,314 37 14 15,171 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E Dehiwala- Mount Lavinia දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை Dehiwala Colombo Western 245,974 184,468 21 8 8,784 6°50′23″N 79°52′33″E Moratuwa මොරටුව மொறட்டுவை Moratuwa Colombo Western 207,755 168,280 23 9 7,317 6°47′57″N 79°52′36″E Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுரம் கோட்டை Kotte Colombo Western 135,806 107,925 17 7 6,349 6°54′39″N 79°53′16″E Negombo මීගමුව நீர்கொழும்பு Negombo Gampaha Western 127,754 142,449 31 12 4,595 7°13′00″N 79°50′00″E Kandy මහනුවර கண்டி Kandy Kandy Central 125,351 98,828 27 10 3,660 7°17′47″N 80°38′06″E Kalmunai කල්මුනේ கல்முனை Kalmunai Muslim / Kalmunai Tamil / Sainthamarathu Ampara Eastern 106,783 99,893 23 9 4,343 7°25′00″N 81°49′00″E Vavuniya වවුනියාව வவுனியா Vavuniya Vavuniya Northern 99,653 34,816 8°45′00″N 80°29′00″E Galle ගාල්ල காலி Galle Galle Southern 99,478 86,333 17 7 5,078 6°02′03″N 80°12′59″E Trincomalee ත්‍රිකුණාමලය திருகோணமலை Trincomalee Town and Gravets Trincomalee Eastern 99,135 48,351 8°34′00″N 81°14′00″E Batticaloa මඩකලපුව மட்டக்களப்பு Manmunai North Batticaloa Eastern 92,332 86,227 75 29 1,150 7°43′00″N 81°42′00″E Jaffna යාපනය யாழ்ப்பாணம் Jaffna / Nallur Jaffna Northern 88,138 80,829 20 8 4,041 9°40′00″N 80°00′00″E Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை Matale Matale Central 78,864 38,299 25 10 4,051 7°28′7″N 80°37′22″E Katunayake කටුනායක கட்டுநாயக்கா Katana Gampaha Western 76,816 60,915 21 2,794 7°10′00″N 79°52′00″E Dambulla දඹුල්ල தம்புள்ளை Dambulla Matale Central 72,306 23,814 54 21 441 7°51′24″N 80°38′57″E Kolonnawa කොලොන්නාව கொலன்னாவ Kolonnawa Colombo Western 64,887 60,044 6°55′00″N 79°54′00″E Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුරය அனுராதபுரம் Anuradhapura Anuradhapura North Central 63,208 50,595 36 14 1,405 8°21′00″N 80°23′00″E Ratnapura රත්නපුර இரத்தினபுரி Ratnapura Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa 52,170 47,105 20 8 2,474 6°40′00″N 80°24′00″E Towns Town Image DS Division District Province Population Area[1] Density (/km2) Co-ordinates Conurbation (2012 est)[2] Municipality (2012) 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 Matara මාතර மாத்தறை Matara Matara Southern 47,420 74,193 13 5 5,707 5°57′00″N 80°33′00″E Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் Puttalam Puttalam North Western 45,401 45,511 8°02′03″N 79°50′07″E Chavakachcheri චාවකච්චේරිය சாவகச்சேரி Thenmarachchi Jaffna Northern 41,407 16,129 9°39′00″N 80°09′00″E Kattankudy කාත්තන්කුඩි காத்தான்குடி Kattankudy Batticaloa Eastern 40,883 40,356 7°41′39″N 81°44′12″E Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை Matale Matale Central 40,859 36,462 9 3 4,051 7°28′00″N 80°37′00″E Dambulla දඹුල්ල Dambulla Matale Central 72,306 23,814 54 21 441 7°51′28″N 80°39′09″E Kalutara කළුතර களுத்துறை Kalutara Kalutara Western 39,615 32,417 6°35′13″N 79°57′37″E Mannar මන්නාරම மன்னார் Mannar Mannar Northern 35,817 24,417 8°58′00″N 79°53′00″E Panadura පානදුර பாணந்துறை Panadura Kalutara Western 35,717 30,069 6°42′48″N 79°54′15″E Beruwala බේරුවල பேருவளை Beruwala Kalutara Western 35,312 37,793 6°28′00″N 79°59′00″E Ja-Ela ජා-ඇල ஜா-எல Ja-Ela Gampaha Western 32,386 31,232 7°05′04″N 79°53′41″E Point Pedro පේදුරුතුඩුව பருத்தித்துறை Vadamarachchi North Jaffna Northern 31,351 12,334 9°49′00″N 80°14′00″E Kelaniya කැලණිය களனி Kelaniya Gampaha Western 31,307 6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E Peliyagoda පෑලියගොඩ பேலியகொடை Kelaniya Gampaha Western 31,307 27,736 6°57′00″N 79°54′00″E Kurunegala කුරුණෑගල குருனகல் Kurunegala Kurunegala North Western 30,314 24,833 11 4 2,258 7°29′00″N 80°22′00″E Wattala වත්තල வத்தளை Wattala Gampaha Western 30,229 28,031 6°59′00″N 79°53′00″E Gampola ගම්පොල கம்பளை Kandy Central 27,659 37,871 7°59′53″N 80°34′36″E 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 Valvettithurai වෙල්වෙටිතුරේ வல்வெட்டித்துறை Vadamarachchi North Jaffna Northern 27,210 8,283 9°49′00″N 80°10′00″E Chilaw හලාවත சிலாபம் Chilaw Puttalam North Western 26,714 21,441 7°35′00″N 79°48′00″E Eravur එරාවුර් ஏறாவூர் Eravur Town Batticaloa Eastern 25,582 24,643 7°46′00″N 81°36′00″E Avissawella අවිස්සාවේල්ල அவிசாவலை Hanwella Colombo Western 25,322 6°57′11″N 80°13′06″E Weligama වැලිගම வெலிகமை Weligama Matara Southern 24,159 22,377 5°58′24″N 80°25′21″E Ambalangoda අම්බලන්ගොඩ அம்பலாங்கொட Ambalangoda Galle Southern 21,573 19,990 6°13′30″N 80°03′24″E Ampara අම්පාර அம்பாறை Ampara Ampara Eastern 20,309 22,511 7°17′00″N 81°40′00″E Kegalle කෑගල්ල கேகாலை Kegalle Kegalle Sabaragamuwa 17,962 15,993 7°15′00″N 80°21′00″E Hatton හැටන් ஹற்றன் Ambagamuwa Nuwara Eliya Central 16,237 14,585 6°31′57″N 80°21′19″E Nawalapitiya නාවලපිටිය நாவலபிட்டி Pasbage Korale Kandy Central 15,415 13,338 7°03′00″N 80°32′00″E Balangoda බලන්ගොඩ பலங்கொடா Balangoda Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa 13,589 16,510 6°39′00″N 80°41′00″E Hambantota හම්බන්තොට அம்பாந்தோட்டை Hambantota Hambantota Southern 12,071 23,236 83 32 280 6°07′28″N 81°07′21″E Tangalle තංගල්ල தங்கல்ல Tangalle Hambantota Southern 11,258 8,473 6°01′00″N 80°47′00″E Monaragala මොණරාගල மொனராகல Moneragala Monaragala Uva 10,853 6°52′00″N 81°21′00″E Gampaha ගම්පහ கம்பகா Gampaha Gampaha Western 9,889 62,335 38 15 1,640 7°05′30″N 79°59′39″E Horana හොරණ ஹொரண Horana Kalutara Western 9,774 9,550 6°43′00″N 80°03′00″E Wattegama වත්තේගම வத்தேகமை Pathadumbara Kandy Uva 8,770 7°21′01″N 80°40′57″E Minuwangoda මිණුවන්ගොඩ மினுவன்கொட Minuwangoda Gampaha Western 8,016 7,523 7°10′24″N 79°57′43″E Bandarawela බණ්ඩාරවෙල பண்டாரவளை Bandarawela Badulla Uva 7,878 24,168 27 10 895 6°50′00″N 80°59′00″E Kuliyapitiya කුලියාපිටිය குளியாப்பிட்டிய Kurunegala North Western 6,850 5,509 7°28′14″N 80°02′44″E Haputale හපුතලේ அப்புத்தளை Haputale Badulla Uva 5,559 5,288 6°46′04″N 80°57′31″E Ethnologue sinSinhala sciSri Lankan Malay Creole sqsSri Lankan Sign Language tamTamil vedVeddah Joshua Project Adi Andhra 800 Agamudaiyan Nattaman 9,400 Agamudaiyan unspecified 19,000 Ahinkuntaya 66,000 Ambalavasi 17,000 Ambattan 17,000 Arab, general 5,700 Badahala 124,000 Bania Chetti 6,900 Bania unspecified 17,000 Batgama 413,000 Berava 404,000 Bharathar (Christian traditions) 2,400 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 700 Bintanna 7,400 Bodhivansha 16,000 Boya 18,000 Brahmin Indian Tamil 34,000 Brahmin unspecified 118,000 Burgher 57,000 Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 5,200 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Christian 29,000 Couratto 7,500 Deaf 74,000 Demala Gattara 8,800 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Divehi 2,100 Dodda-Weddah 41,000 Durava 792,000 Gahala 12,000 Gattara 830,000 Gauraykwallu 21,000 Goanese 2,500 Govigama 609,000 Govigama Patti 30,000 Govigama Radala 30,000 Hajam 5,300 Hakki Pikki 1,300 Handi 1,900 Hannali 364,000 Hanomoreyo 5,900 Heeri 19,000 Henawalayo 21,000 Hinna 265,000 Hunna 99,000 Idayan 10,000 Ilavan 75,000 Ilavan Christian 12,000 Indian Tamil 11,000 Javanese 9,300 Kaikolan 86,000 Kallan 19,000 Karaiyar 213,000 Karava 1,175,000 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Kiddea 17,000 Kinnara 31,000 Konta Durayi 2,100 Koviar 230,000 Koviyar 1,300 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Kustarogiyo 16,000 Malay, Javar 56,000 Malayan, caste 1,700 Mappila 12,000 Marakkalage 9,600 Maravan 109,000 Maravar 94,000 Mauritian 4,100 Memon 2,300 Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Mukkuvar 46,000 Nadar (Christian traditions) 9,800 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Nalavar 48,000 Navait 19,000 Navandanna 1,266,000 Navithan 24,000 Oli 33,000 Osta (Nasuva) 8,900 Palla 35,000 Pallan (Christian traditions) 7,400 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Pallar 75,000 Palliwilli 2,400 Pamunu 33,000 Panan 5,500 Panna 35,000 Pannikki 265,000 Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 17,000 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 112,000 Paraiyar 77,000 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Pashtun, Pathan 45,000 Pidayne Danno 9,700 Porowakara 65,000 Primanar 79,000 Pulayan 5,000 Radava 397,000 Radayo 1,900 Rajaka 163,000 Rodiya 19,000 Salagama 340,000 Sali, Seriyar 3,700 Samban 1,600 Sayyid 54,000 Semman 1,300 Shaikh 220,000 Silpi 3,700 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Sri Lanka Chetti 6,900 Sri Lanka Moor 745,000 Sri Lankan Tamil 10,000 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 1,244,000 Tattar 6,400 Teli (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Thacher 3,400 Thanakavar 2,700 Thimilar 23,000 Tondagattan 1,600 Valluvan 3,300 Vaniyan 19,000 Vannan (Christian traditions) 4,100 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Vannar 18,000 Vanniyan 40,000 Vanniyar 110,000 Vellalan 33,000 Vellalar 1,281,000 Vellidura 1,300 Vettar 3,300 Viswakarma 7,900 Wahumpura 8,952,000 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Yamannu 85,000 Totals: 138 23,142,000 55 ◼︎ (37 ✸︎) Unclassified / Other Individuals 206,000 UN Country Population (2026) 23,348,000 Global Recordings