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
Town	Image	DS Division	District	Province	Conurbation (2012 est)^[2]	Municipality (2012 census)^[3]	km²	mi²	Density (/km²)	Co- ordinates
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.

External links

[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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