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The following is a list of
settlements
in
Sri Lanka
with a population between 5,000 and 50,000.
Towns
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edit
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Town
Image
DS
Division
District
Province
Population
Area
[1]
Density
(/km
2
)
Co-
ordinates
Conurbation
(2012 est)
[2]
Municipality
(2012 census)
[3]
km²
mi²
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
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"Table 15.1: Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2015"
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Statistics Statistical Abstract 2016
. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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"Sri Lanka: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population"
. World Gazetteer. Archived from
the original
on 16 December 2012.
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"Table 2.4: Population of Municipal Councils and urban councils by sex, Census, 2012"
(PDF)
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Statistics Statistical Abstract 2016
. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
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