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Sri Lanka · Travel guide

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with the Maldives to the southwest and India to the northwest, and lies across the Bay of Bengal from Bangladesh and Myanmar to the northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India to the east. Its executive and judicial capital is Colombo, which is also its largest city and the political, financial and cultural centre of the country; neighboring Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital. Sri Lanka's population is 22 million. About 74% of the population are Sinhalese, who speak the Sinhala language, and about 15% are Tamils who speak the Tamil language. Other…

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Sri Lanka

FCDO travel advice for Sri Lanka. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Sri Lanka

Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Language: Sinhala
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Calling code: +94
Internet domain: .lk
Driving side: left
Plug type: AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

CapitalColombo

Population21,670,000

CurrencyLKR

Languagessi,ta,en

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◎Colombo648,034 residents ◎Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia219,827 residents ◎Maharagama195,355 residents ◎Jaffna169,102 residents ◎Moratuwa168,280 residents ◎Negombo137,223 residents ◎Pita Kotte118,179 residents ◎Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte115,826 residents ◎Kandy111,701 residents ◎Trincomalee108,420 residents ◎Kalmunai100,171 residents ◎Galle93,118 residents ◎Point Pedro89,810 residents ◎Batticaloa86,742 residents ◎Katunayaka84,643 residents ◎Ambalantota80,506 residents ◎Valvedditturai78,205 residents ◎Matara76,254 residents ◎Battaramulla South75,633 residents ◎Dambulla66,716 residents ◎Kolonnawa64,887 residents ◎Kotikawatta64,565 residents ◎Anuradhapura60,943 residents ◎Vavuniya60,176 residents ◎Beliatta58,675 residents ◎Hendala56,978 residents ◎Ambalangoda56,783 residents ◎Ratnapura47,832 residents ◎Badulla47,587 residents ◎Pottuvil45,727 residents ◎Puttalam45,661 residents ◎Devinuwara45,000 residents ◎Ampara43,720 residents ◎Welisara41,306 residents ◎Kalutara37,081 residents ◎Bentota37,000 residents ◎Matale36,462 residents ◎Mannar35,817 residents ◎Homagama34,664 residents ◎Beruwala34,250 residents ◎Panadura33,735 residents ◎Mulleriyawa33,540 residents ◎Kandana33,424 residents ◎Ja Ela32,175 residents ◎Wattala30,725 residents ◎Mullaittivu28,973 residents ◎Kelaniya28,846 residents ◎Peliyagoda28,784 residents ◎Kurunegala28,571 residents ◎Nuwara Eliya27,500 residents ◎Chilaw24,712 residents ◎Gampola24,283 residents ◎Eravur Town22,982 residents ◎Hanwella Ihala22,918 residents ◎Weligama22,179 residents ◎Vakarai21,000 residents ◎Kataragama20,935 residents ◎Hambantota19,999 residents ◎Kegalle17,962 residents ◎Hatton15,073 residents ◎Polonnaruwa13,900 residents ◎Kilinochchi13,006 residents ◎Tangalle10,497 residents ◎Monaragala10,236 residents ◎Wellawaya10,000 residents ◎Gampaha9,350 residents ◎Horana South8,982 residents ◎Keppapularu8,361 residents ◎Wattegama8,000 residents ◎Minuwangoda7,772 residents ◎Horawala Junction7,500 residents ◎Kuliyapitiya6,877 residents ◎Mihintale5,000 residents ◎Ella Town5,000 residents ◎Haputale4,721 residents ◎Mirissa city4,695 residents ◎Talawakele3,545 residents ◎Talpe3,000 residents ◎Koggala3,000 residents ◎Mawalgama2,033 residents ◎Wanduruppa2,006 residents ◎Unawatuna2,000 residents ◎Ekkassa1,784 residents ◎Bogahakumbura1,500 residents ◎Hikkaduwa1,300 residents ◎Kadugannawa1,214 residents ◎Urawatawangoda1,173 residents ◎Sigiriya1,001 residents ◎Padaviya Divisional SecretariatTravel guide

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Bandaranaike International Colombo AirportColomboCMB Colombo Ratmalana International AirportColomboRML Jaffna International AirportJaffnaJAF Ampara AirportAmparaADP Anuradhapura AirportAnuradhapuraACJ Batticaloa International AirportBatticaloaBTC China Bay AirportTrincomaleeTRR Hingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa TownHIM Koggala AirportGalleKCT Mattala Rajapaksa International AirportMattalaHRI Arugam Bay SPBPottuvilAYY Beira Lake Seaplane BaseColomboBYV