All theCapitals

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

ColomboOfficialLegislative
Population
21,670,000
2017
Area
65,610 km²
First level
9
provinces
Second level
25
districts
ISO code
LK
Area km2
65610.0
Population
21670000

Map

Map of Sri Lanka
ColomboSri Jayewardenepura Kottelegislative

Boundaries: Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain

Provinces and their capitals

sort:name/population
Central ProvinceKandy2.6 M · 3 districts
Eastern ProvinceTrincomalee1.5 M · 3 districts
North Central ProvinceAnuradhapura1.3 M · 2 districts
Northern ProvinceJaffna1.1 M · 5 districts
North Western ProvinceKurunegala2.4 M · 2 districts
Province of UvaBadulla1.3 M · 2 districts
Sabaragamuwa ProvinceRatnapura1.9 M · 2 districts
Southern ProvinceGalle2.5 M · 3 districts
Western ProvinceColombo6.2 M · 3 districts

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