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
Conurbation
(2012 est)[2]		Municipality
(2012 census)[3]		km²mi²
Badulla
බදුල්ල
பதுளை		BadullaBadullaUva47,58742,23710 44,2246°59′05″N 81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E / 6.98472; 81.05639
Matara
මාතර
மாத்தறை		MataraMataraSouthern47,42074,19313 55,7075°57′00″N 80°33′00″E / 5.95000°N 80.55000°E / 5.95000; 80.55000
Puttalam
පුත්තලම
புத்தளம்		PuttalamPuttalamNorth Western45,40145,5118°02′03″N 79°50′07″E / 8.03417°N 79.83528°E / 8.03417; 79.83528
Chavakachcheri
චාවකච්චේරිය
சாவகச்சேரி		ThenmarachchiJaffnaNorthern41,40716,1299°39′00″N 80°09′00″E / 9.65000°N 80.15000°E / 9.65000; 80.15000
Kattankudy
කාත්තන්කුඩි
காத்தான்குடி		KattankudyBatticaloaEastern40,88340,3567°41′39″N 81°44′12″E / 7.69417°N 81.73667°E / 7.69417; 81.73667
Matale
මාතලේ
மாத்தளை		MataleMataleCentral40,85936,4629 34,0517°28′00″N 80°37′00″E / 7.46667°N 80.61667°E / 7.46667; 80.61667
Kalutara
කළුතර
களுத்துறை		KalutaraKalutaraWestern39,61532,4176°35′13″N 79°57′37″E / 6.58694°N 79.96028°E / 6.58694; 79.96028
Mannar
මන්නාරම
மன்னார்		MannarMannarNorthern35,81724,4178°58′00″N 79°53′00″E / 8.96667°N 79.88333°E / 8.96667; 79.88333
Panadura
පානදුර
பாணந்துறை		PanaduraKalutaraWestern35,71730,0696°42′48″N 79°54′15″E / 6.71333°N 79.90417°E / 6.71333; 79.90417
Beruwala
බේරුවල
பேருவளை		BeruwalaKalutaraWestern35,31237,7936°28′00″N 79°59′00″E / 6.46667°N 79.98333°E / 6.46667; 79.98333
Ja-Ela
ජා-ඇල
ஜா-எல		Ja-ElaGampahaWestern32,38631,2327°05′04″N 79°53′41″E / 7.08444°N 79.89472°E / 7.08444; 79.89472
Point Pedro
පේදුරුතුඩුව
பருத்தித்துறை		Vadamarachchi NorthJaffnaNorthern31,35112,3349°49′00″N 80°14′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.23333°E / 9.81667; 80.23333
Kelaniya
කැලණිය
களனி		KelaniyaGampahaWestern31,3076°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E / 6.95000; 79.90000
Peliyagoda
පෑලියගොඩ
பேலியகொடை		KelaniyaGampahaWestern31,30727,7366°57′00″N 79°54′00″E / 6.95000°N 79.90000°E / 6.95000; 79.90000
Kurunegala
කුරුණෑගල
குருனகல்		KurunegalaKurunegalaNorth Western30,31424,83311 42,2587°29′00″N 80°22′00″E / 7.48333°N 80.36667°E / 7.48333; 80.36667
Wattala
වත්තල
வத்தளை		WattalaGampahaWestern30,22928,0316°59′00″N 79°53′00″E / 6.98333°N 79.88333°E / 6.98333; 79.88333
Gampola
ගම්පොල
கம்பளை		KandyCentral27,65937,8717°59′53″N 80°34′36″E / 7.99806°N 80.57667°E / 7.99806; 80.57667
Nuwara Eliya
නුවරඑළිය
நுவரேலியா		Nuwara EliyaNuwara EliyaCentral27,32623,80412 51,9846°58′00″N 80°46′00″E / 6.96667°N 80.76667°E / 6.96667; 80.76667
Valvettithurai
වෙල්වෙටිතුරේ
வல்வெட்டித்துறை		Vadamarachchi NorthJaffnaNorthern27,2108,2839°49′00″N 80°10′00″E / 9.81667°N 80.16667°E / 9.81667; 80.16667
Chilaw
හලාවත
சிலாபம்		ChilawPuttalamNorth Western26,71421,4417°35′00″N 79°48′00″E / 7.58333°N 79.80000°E / 7.58333; 79.80000
Eravur
එරාවුර්
ஏறாவூர்		Eravur TownBatticaloaEastern25,58224,6437°46′00″N 81°36′00″E / 7.76667°N 81.60000°E / 7.76667; 81.60000
Avissawella
අවිස්සාවේල්ල
அவிசாவலை		HanwellaColomboWestern25,3226°57′11″N 80°13′06″E / 6.95306°N 80.21833°E / 6.95306; 80.21833
Weligama
වැලිගම
வெலிகமை		WeligamaMataraSouthern24,15922,3775°58′24″N 80°25′21″E / 5.97333°N 80.42250°E / 5.97333; 80.42250
Ambalangoda
අම්බලන්ගොඩ
அம்பலாங்கொட		AmbalangodaGalleSouthern21,57319,9906°13′30″N 80°03′24″E / 6.22500°N 80.05667°E / 6.22500; 80.05667
Ampara
අම්පාර
அம்பாறை		AmparaAmparaEastern20,30922,5117°17′00″N 81°40′00″E / 7.28333°N 81.66667°E / 7.28333; 81.66667
Kegalle
කෑගල්ල
கேகாலை		KegalleKegalleSabaragamuwa17,96215,9937°15′00″N 80°21′00″E / 7.25000°N 80.35000°E / 7.25000; 80.35000
Hatton
හැටන්
ஹற்றன்		AmbagamuwaNuwara EliyaCentral16,23714,5856°31′57″N 80°21′19″E / 6.53250°N 80.35528°E / 6.53250; 80.35528
Nawalapitiya
නාවලපිටිය
நாவலபிட்டி		Pasbage KoraleKandyCentral15,41513,3387°03′00″N 80°32′00″E / 7.05000°N 80.53333°E / 7.05000; 80.53333
Balangoda
බලන්ගොඩ
பலங்கொடா		BalangodaRatnapuraSabaragamuwa13,58916,5106°39′00″N 80°41′00″E / 6.65000°N 80.68333°E / 6.65000; 80.68333
Hambantota
හම්බන්තොට
அம்பாந்தோட்டை		HambantotaHambantotaSouthern12,07123,23683 322806°07′28″N 81°07′21″E / 6.12444°N 81.12250°E / 6.12444; 81.12250
Tangalle
තංගල්ල
தங்கல்ல		TangalleHambantotaSouthern11,2588,4736°01′00″N 80°47′00″E / 6.01667°N 80.78333°E / 6.01667; 80.78333
Monaragala
මොණරාගල
மொனராகல		MoneragalaMonaragalaUva10,8536°52′00″N 81°21′00″E / 6.86667°N 81.35000°E / 6.86667; 81.35000
Gampaha
ගම්පහ
கம்பகா		GampahaGampahaWestern9,88962,33538 151,6407°05′30″N 79°59′39″E / 7.09167°N 79.99417°E / 7.09167; 79.99417
Horana
හොරණ
ஹொரண		HoranaKalutaraWestern9,7749,5506°43′00″N 80°03′00″E / 6.71667°N 80.05000°E / 6.71667; 80.05000
Wattegama
වත්තේගම
வத்தேகமை		SiyambalanduwaMonaragalaUva8,7707°21′01″N 80°40′57″E / 7.35028°N 80.68250°E / 7.35028; 80.68250
Minuwangoda
මිණුවන්ගොඩ
மினுவன்கொட		MinuwangodaGampahaWestern8,0167,5237°10′24″N 79°57′43″E / 7.17333°N 79.96194°E / 7.17333; 79.96194
Bandarawela
බණ්ඩාරවෙල
பண்டாரவளை		BandarawelaBadullaUva7,87824,16827 108956°50′00″N 80°59′00″E / 6.83333°N 80.98333°E / 6.83333; 80.98333
Kuliyapitiya
කුලියාපිටිය
குளியாப்பிட்டிய		KurunegalaNorth Western6,8505,5097°28′14″N 80°02′44″E / 7.47056°N 80.04556°E / 7.47056; 80.04556
Haputale
හපුතලේ
அப்புத்தளை		HaputaleBadullaUva5,5595,2886°46′04″N 80°57′31″E / 6.76778°N 80.95861°E / 6.76778; 80.95861

References

  1. ↑ "Table 15.1: Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2015" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2016. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.
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