List of cities in Sri Lanka by population. There are 137 cities in Sri Lanka, of which Colombo is the largest in terms of population - 685 309. The total number of people in Sri Lanka is 21 803 078 for 2024.
# | Name, city | Population |
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1 | Colombo | 685 309 |
2 | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | 234 574 |
3 | Moratuwa | 204 885 |
4 | Jaffna | 184 480 |
5 | Negombo | 145 069 |
6 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 119 392 |
7 | Trincomalee | 126 926 |
8 | Kandy | 120 099 |
9 | Vavuniya | 108 931 |
10 | Kalmunai | 105 045 |
11 | Halle | 97 899 |
12 | Batticaloa | 97 680 |
13 | Katunayaka | 92 490 |
14 | Valvettituray | 86 379 |
15 | Battaramulla | 85 443 |
16 | Dambulla | 77 180 |
17 | Maharagama | 75 202 |
18 | Daluguma | 74 523 |
19 | Kotikavatta | 72 943 |
20 | Anuradhapura | 68 254 |
21 | Kolonnava | 64 791 |
22 | Hyundai | 57 650 |
23 | Ratnapura | 51 253 |
24 | Puttalam | 50 654 |
25 | Badulla | 47 324 |
26 | Keselvatta | 46 210 |
27 | Matara | 45 744 |
28 | Belisarius | 41 773 |
29 | Matale | 40 323 |
30 | Homagama | 39 178 |
31 | Kattankudi | 38 924 |
32 | Kalutara | 38 429 |
33 | Mulleriyawa | 37 920 |
34 | Mannar | 36 513 |
35 | Beruwala | 35 131 |
36 | Ragama | 34 767 |
37 | Candau | 33 827 |
38 | Panadura | 33 913 |
39 | Dzhaela | 30 740 |
40 | Wattala | 30 198 |
41 | Peliyagoda | 28 871 |