Cities — Sri Lanka

Distribution of population across major urban centres in the country.

Cities

Cities

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Colombo
62.2%
Kandy
9.3%
Galle
4.1%
Matara
3.5%
Jaffna
2.4%
Kalmunai
1.9%
Batticaloa
1.8%
Wennappuwa
1.3%
Matale
1.2%
Akkaraipattu
1.2%
Ambalangoda
1.2%
Trincomalee
1.0%
Badulla
0.9%
Ratnapura
0.9%
Kurunegala
0.9%
Gampola
0.8%
Sammanturai
0.7%
Puttalam
0.7%
Valaichchenai
0.7%
Tamaraivillu
0.7%
Mawanella
0.7%
Diyatalawa
0.7%
Chenkaladhi EP
0.7%
Anuradhapura
0.6%
Total
100.0%
Data is based on United Nations estimates and aggregated national statistics.
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