Sri Lanka Places by Population

Cities/Towns --- Province/District --- Population

--- 01 --- Colombo; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 752,993

--- 02 --- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 245,974

--- 03 --- Moratuwa; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 207,755

--- 04 --- Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 135,806

--- 05 --- Negombo; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 127,754

--- 06 --- Kandy; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 125,351

--- 07 --- Kalmunai; Province: Eastern; District: Ampara; Population: 106,783

--- 08 --- Vavuniya; Province: Northern; District: Vavuniya; Population: 99,653

--- 09 --- Galle; Province: Southern; District: Galle; Population: 99,478

--- 10 --- Trincomalee; Province: Eastern; District: Trincomalee; Population: 99,135

--- 11 --- Batticaloa; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 92,332

--- 12 --- Jaffna; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 88,138

--- 13 --- Katunayake; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 76,816

--- 14 --- Dambulla; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 68,821

--- 15 --- Kolonnawa; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 64,887

--- 16 --- Anuradhapura; Province: North Central; District: Anuradhapura; Population: 63,208

--- 17 --- Ratnapura; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 52,170

--- 18 --- Badulla; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 47,587

--- 19 --- Matara; Province: Southern; District: Matara; Population: 47,420

--- 20 --- Puttalam; Province: North Western; District: Puttalam; Population: 45,401

--- 21 --- Chavakacheri; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 41,407

--- 22 --- Kattankudy; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 40,883

--- 23 --- Matale; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 40,859

--- 24 --- Kalutara; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 39,615

--- 25 --- Mannar; Province: Northern; District: Mannar; Population: 35,817

--- 26 --- Panadura; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 35,717

--- 27 --- Beruwala; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 35,312

--- 28 --- Ja-Ela; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 32,386

--- 29 --- Point Pedro; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 31,351

--- 30 --- Kelaniya; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 31,307

--- 31 --- Peliyagoda; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 31,307

--- 32 --- Kurunegala; Province: North Western; District: Kurunegala; Population: 30,314

--- 33 --- Wattala; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 30,229

--- 34 --- Gampola; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 27,659

--- 35 --- Nuwara Eliya; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 27,326

--- 36 --- Valvettithurai; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 27,210

--- 37 --- Chilaw; Province: North Western; District: Puttalam; Population: 26,714

--- 38 --- Eravur; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 25,582

--- 39 --- Avissawella; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 25,322

--- 40 --- Weligama; Province: Southern; District: Matara; Population: 24,159

--- 41 --- Ambalangoda; Province: Southern; District: Galle; Population: 21,573

--- 42 --- Ampara; Province: Eastern; District: Ampara; Population: 20,309

--- 43 --- Kegalle; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Kegalle; Population: 17,962

--- 44 --- Hatton; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 16,237

--- 45 --- Nawalapitiya; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 15,415

--- 46 --- Balangoda; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 13,589

--- 47 --- Hambantota; Province: Southern; District: Hambantota; Population: 12,071

--- 48 --- Tangalle; Province: Southern; District: Hambantota; Population: 11,258

--- 49 --- Moneragala; Province: Uva; District: Moneragala; Population: 10,853

--- 50 --- Gampaha; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 9,889

--- 51 --- Horana; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 9,774

--- 52 --- Wattegama; Province: Uva; District: Moneragala; Population: 8,770

--- 53 --- Minuwangoda; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 8,015

--- 54 --- Bandarawela; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 7,878

--- 55 --- Kuliyapitiya; Province: North Western; District: Kurunegala; Population: 6,850

--- 56 --- Haputale; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 5,559

--- 57 --- Talawakele; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 4,087

--- 58 --- Harispattuwa; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 1,744

--- 59 --- Kadugannawa; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 1,384

--- 60 --- Embilipitiya; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 51,398

--- 61 --- Sigiriya; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 1,098

Array
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    [0] => Array
        (
            [0] => Colombo
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 752,993
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [0] => Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 245,974
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => Moratuwa
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 207,755
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [0] => Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 135,806
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [0] => Negombo
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 127,754
        )

    [5] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kandy
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Kandy
            [3] => Population: 125,351
        )

    [6] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kalmunai
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Ampara
            [3] => Population: 106,783
        )

    [7] => Array
        (
            [0] => Vavuniya
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Vavuniya
            [3] => Population: 99,653
        )

    [8] => Array
        (
            [0] => Galle
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Galle
            [3] => Population: 99,478
        )

    [9] => Array
        (
            [0] => Trincomalee
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Trincomalee
            [3] => Population: 99,135
        )

    [10] => Array
        (
            [0] => Batticaloa
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Batticaloa
            [3] => Population: 92,332
        )

    [11] => Array
        (
            [0] => Jaffna
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Jaffna
            [3] => Population: 88,138
        )

    [12] => Array
        (
            [0] => Katunayake
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 76,816
        )

    [13] => Array
        (
            [0] => Dambulla
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Matale
            [3] => Population: 68,821
        )

    [14] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kolonnawa
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 64,887
        )

    [15] => Array
        (
            [0] => Anuradhapura
            [1] => Province: North Central
            [2] => District: Anuradhapura
            [3] => Population: 63,208
        )

    [16] => Array
        (
            [0] => Ratnapura
            [1] => Province: Sabaragamuwa
            [2] => District: Ratnapura
            [3] => Population: 52,170
        )

    [17] => Array
        (
            [0] => Badulla
            [1] => Province: Uva
            [2] => District: Badulla
            [3] => Population: 47,587
        )

    [18] => Array
        (
            [0] => Matara
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Matara
            [3] => Population: 47,420
        )

    [19] => Array
        (
            [0] => Puttalam
            [1] => Province: North Western
            [2] => District: Puttalam
            [3] => Population: 45,401
        )

    [20] => Array
        (
            [0] => Chavakacheri
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Jaffna
            [3] => Population: 41,407
        )

    [21] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kattankudy
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Batticaloa
            [3] => Population: 40,883
        )

    [22] => Array
        (
            [0] => Matale
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Matale
            [3] => Population: 40,859
        )

    [23] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kalutara
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Kalutara
            [3] => Population: 39,615
        )

    [24] => Array
        (
            [0] => Mannar
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Mannar
            [3] => Population: 35,817
        )

    [25] => Array
        (
            [0] => Panadura
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Kalutara
            [3] => Population: 35,717
        )

    [26] => Array
        (
            [0] => Beruwala
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Kalutara
            [3] => Population: 35,312
        )

    [27] => Array
        (
            [0] => Ja-Ela
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 32,386
        )

    [28] => Array
        (
            [0] => Point Pedro
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Jaffna
            [3] => Population: 31,351
        )

    [29] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kelaniya
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 31,307
        )

    [30] => Array
        (
            [0] => Peliyagoda
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 31,307
        )

    [31] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kurunegala
            [1] => Province: North Western
            [2] => District: Kurunegala
            [3] => Population: 30,314
        )

    [32] => Array
        (
            [0] => Wattala
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 30,229
        )

    [33] => Array
        (
            [0] => Gampola
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Kandy
            [3] => Population: 27,659
        )

    [34] => Array
        (
            [0] => Nuwara Eliya
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Nuwara Eliya
            [3] => Population: 27,326
        )

    [35] => Array
        (
            [0] => Valvettithurai
            [1] => Province: Northern
            [2] => District: Jaffna
            [3] => Population: 27,210
        )

    [36] => Array
        (
            [0] => Chilaw
            [1] => Province: North Western
            [2] => District: Puttalam
            [3] => Population: 26,714
        )

    [37] => Array
        (
            [0] => Eravur
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Batticaloa
            [3] => Population: 25,582
        )

    [38] => Array
        (
            [0] => Avissawella
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Colombo
            [3] => Population: 25,322
        )

    [39] => Array
        (
            [0] => Weligama
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Matara
            [3] => Population: 24,159
        )

    [40] => Array
        (
            [0] => Ambalangoda
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Galle
            [3] => Population: 21,573
        )

    [41] => Array
        (
            [0] => Ampara
            [1] => Province: Eastern
            [2] => District: Ampara
            [3] => Population: 20,309
        )

    [42] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kegalle
            [1] => Province: Sabaragamuwa
            [2] => District: Kegalle
            [3] => Population: 17,962
        )

    [43] => Array
        (
            [0] => Hatton
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Nuwara Eliya
            [3] => Population: 16,237
        )

    [44] => Array
        (
            [0] => Nawalapitiya
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Kandy
            [3] => Population: 15,415
        )

    [45] => Array
        (
            [0] => Balangoda
            [1] => Province: Sabaragamuwa
            [2] => District: Ratnapura
            [3] => Population: 13,589
        )

    [46] => Array
        (
            [0] => Hambantota
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Hambantota
            [3] => Population: 12,071
        )

    [47] => Array
        (
            [0] => Tangalle
            [1] => Province: Southern
            [2] => District: Hambantota
            [3] => Population: 11,258
        )

    [48] => Array
        (
            [0] => Moneragala
            [1] => Province: Uva
            [2] => District: Moneragala
            [3] => Population: 10,853
        )

    [49] => Array
        (
            [0] => Gampaha
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 9,889
        )

    [50] => Array
        (
            [0] => Horana
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Kalutara
            [3] => Population: 9,774
        )

    [51] => Array
        (
            [0] => Wattegama
            [1] => Province: Uva
            [2] => District: Moneragala
            [3] => Population: 8,770
        )

    [52] => Array
        (
            [0] => Minuwangoda
            [1] => Province: Western
            [2] => District: Gampaha
            [3] => Population: 8,015
        )

    [53] => Array
        (
            [0] => Bandarawela
            [1] => Province: Uva
            [2] => District: Badulla
            [3] => Population: 7,878
        )

    [54] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kuliyapitiya
            [1] => Province: North Western
            [2] => District: Kurunegala
            [3] => Population: 6,850
        )

    [55] => Array
        (
            [0] => Haputale
            [1] => Province: Uva
            [2] => District: Badulla
            [3] => Population: 5,559
        )

    [56] => Array
        (
            [0] => Talawakele
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Nuwara Eliya
            [3] => Population: 4,087
        )

    [57] => Array
        (
            [0] => Harispattuwa
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Kandy
            [3] => Population: 1,744
        )

    [58] => Array
        (
            [0] => Kadugannawa
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Kandy
            [3] => Population: 1,384
        )

    [59] => Array
        (
            [0] => Embilipitiya
            [1] => Province: Sabaragamuwa
            [2] => District: Ratnapura
            [3] => Population: 51,398
        )

    [60] => Array
        (
            [0] => Sigiriya
            [1] => Province: Central
            [2] => District: Matale
            [3] => Population: 1,098
        )

)

Array
(
    [0] => Sri Lanka; Colombo; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 752,993
    [1] => Sri Lanka; Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 245,974
    [2] => Sri Lanka; Moratuwa; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 207,755
    [3] => Sri Lanka; Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 135,806
    [4] => Sri Lanka; Negombo; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 127,754
    [5] => Sri Lanka; Kandy; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 125,351
    [6] => Sri Lanka; Kalmunai; Province: Eastern; District: Ampara; Population: 106,783
    [7] => Sri Lanka; Vavuniya; Province: Northern; District: Vavuniya; Population: 99,653
    [8] => Sri Lanka; Galle; Province: Southern; District: Galle; Population: 99,478
    [9] => Sri Lanka; Trincomalee; Province: Eastern; District: Trincomalee; Population: 99,135
    [10] => Sri Lanka; Batticaloa; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 92,332
    [11] => Sri Lanka; Jaffna; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 88,138
    [12] => Sri Lanka; Katunayake; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 76,816
    [13] => Sri Lanka; Dambulla; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 68,821
    [14] => Sri Lanka; Kolonnawa; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 64,887
    [15] => Sri Lanka; Anuradhapura; Province: North Central; District: Anuradhapura; Population: 63,208
    [16] => Sri Lanka; Ratnapura; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 52,170
    [17] => Sri Lanka; Badulla; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 47,587
    [18] => Sri Lanka; Matara; Province: Southern; District: Matara; Population: 47,420
    [19] => Sri Lanka; Puttalam; Province: North Western; District: Puttalam; Population: 45,401
    [20] => Sri Lanka; Chavakacheri; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 41,407
    [21] => Sri Lanka; Kattankudy; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 40,883
    [22] => Sri Lanka; Matale; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 40,859
    [23] => Sri Lanka; Kalutara; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 39,615
    [24] => Sri Lanka; Mannar; Province: Northern; District: Mannar; Population: 35,817
    [25] => Sri Lanka; Panadura; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 35,717
    [26] => Sri Lanka; Beruwala; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 35,312
    [27] => Sri Lanka; Ja-Ela; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 32,386
    [28] => Sri Lanka; Point Pedro; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 31,351
    [29] => Sri Lanka; Kelaniya; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 31,307
    [30] => Sri Lanka; Peliyagoda; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 31,307
    [31] => Sri Lanka; Kurunegala; Province: North Western; District: Kurunegala; Population: 30,314
    [32] => Sri Lanka; Wattala; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 30,229
    [33] => Sri Lanka; Gampola; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 27,659
    [34] => Sri Lanka; Nuwara Eliya; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 27,326
    [35] => Sri Lanka; Valvettithurai; Province: Northern; District: Jaffna; Population: 27,210
    [36] => Sri Lanka; Chilaw; Province: North Western; District: Puttalam; Population: 26,714
    [37] => Sri Lanka; Eravur; Province: Eastern; District: Batticaloa; Population: 25,582
    [38] => Sri Lanka; Avissawella; Province: Western; District: Colombo; Population: 25,322
    [39] => Sri Lanka; Weligama; Province: Southern; District: Matara; Population: 24,159
    [40] => Sri Lanka; Ambalangoda; Province: Southern; District: Galle; Population: 21,573
    [41] => Sri Lanka; Ampara; Province: Eastern; District: Ampara; Population: 20,309
    [42] => Sri Lanka; Kegalle; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Kegalle; Population: 17,962
    [43] => Sri Lanka; Hatton; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 16,237
    [44] => Sri Lanka; Nawalapitiya; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 15,415
    [45] => Sri Lanka; Balangoda; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 13,589
    [46] => Sri Lanka; Hambantota; Province: Southern; District: Hambantota; Population: 12,071
    [47] => Sri Lanka; Tangalle; Province: Southern; District: Hambantota; Population: 11,258
    [48] => Sri Lanka; Moneragala; Province: Uva; District: Moneragala; Population: 10,853
    [49] => Sri Lanka; Gampaha; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 9,889
    [50] => Sri Lanka; Horana; Province: Western; District: Kalutara; Population: 9,774
    [51] => Sri Lanka; Wattegama; Province: Uva; District: Moneragala; Population: 8,770
    [52] => Sri Lanka; Minuwangoda; Province: Western; District: Gampaha; Population: 8,015
    [53] => Sri Lanka; Bandarawela; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 7,878
    [54] => Sri Lanka; Kuliyapitiya; Province: North Western; District: Kurunegala; Population: 6,850
    [55] => Sri Lanka; Haputale; Province: Uva; District: Badulla; Population: 5,559
    [56] => Sri Lanka; Talawakele; Province: Central; District: Nuwara Eliya; Population: 4,087
    [57] => Sri Lanka; Harispattuwa; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 1,744
    [58] => Sri Lanka; Kadugannawa; Province: Central; District: Kandy; Population: 1,384
    [59] => Sri Lanka; Embilipitiya; Province: Sabaragamuwa; District: Ratnapura; Population: 51,398
    [60] => Sri Lanka; Sigiriya; Province: Central; District: Matale; Population: 1,098
)