# List of cities in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000.

## Cities

| City | Image | DS Division | District | Province | Population | Population | Area | Area | Density (/km$^2$) | Coordinates |
| City | Image | DS Division | District | Province | Conurbation (2012 est) | Municipality (2012 census) | km$^2$ | mi$^2$ | Density (/km$^2$) | Coordinates |
| Colombo කොළඹ கொழும்பு | | Colombo / Thimbirigasyaya | Colombo | Western | 752,993 | 561,314 | 37 | 14 | 15,171 | 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E﻿ / ﻿6.93444°N 79.84278°E﻿ / 6.93444; 79.84278 |
| Dehiwala- Mount Lavinia දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை | | Dehiwala | Colombo | Western | 245,974 | 184,468 | 21 | 8 | 8,784 | 6°50′23″N 79°52′33″E﻿ / ﻿6.83972°N 79.87583°E﻿ / 6.83972; 79.87583 |
| Moratuwa මොරටුව மொறட்டுவை | | Moratuwa | Colombo | Western | 207,755 | 168,280 | 23 | 9 | 7,317 | 6°47′57″N 79°52′36″E﻿ / ﻿6.79917°N 79.87667°E﻿ / 6.79917; 79.87667 |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுரம் கோட்டை | | Kotte | Colombo | Western | 135,806 | 107,925 | 17 | 7 | 6,349 | 6°54′39″N 79°53′16″E﻿ / ﻿6.91083°N 79.88778°E﻿ / 6.91083; 79.88778 |
| Negombo මීගමුව நீர்கொழும்பு | | Negombo | Gampaha | Western | 127,754 | 142,449 | 31 | 12 | 4,595 | 7°13′00″N 79°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿7.21667°N 79.83333°E﻿ / 7.21667; 79.83333 |
| Kandy මහනුවර கண்டி | | Kandy | Kandy | Central | 125,351 | 98,828 | 27 | 10 | 3,660 | 7°17′47″N 80°38′06″E﻿ / ﻿7.29639°N 80.63500°E﻿ / 7.29639; 80.63500 |
| Kalmunai කල්මුනේ கல்முனை | | Kalmunai Muslim / Kalmunai Tamil / Sainthamarathu | Ampara | Eastern | 106,783 | 99,893 | 23 | 9 | 4,343 | 7°25′00″N 81°49′00″E﻿ / ﻿7.41667°N 81.81667°E﻿ / 7.41667; 81.81667 |
| Vavuniya වවුනියාව வவுனியா | | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | Northern | 99,653 | 34,816 | | | | 8°45′00″N 80°29′00″E﻿ / ﻿8.75000°N 80.48333°E﻿ / 8.75000; 80.48333 |
| Galle ගාල්ල காலி | | Galle | Galle | Southern | 99,478 | 86,333 | 17 | 7 | 5,078 | 6°02′03″N 80°12′59″E﻿ / ﻿6.03417°N 80.21639°E﻿ / 6.03417; 80.21639 |
| Trincomalee ත්‍රිකුණාමලය திருகோணமலை | | Trincomalee Town and Gravets | Trincomalee | Eastern | 99,135 | 48,351 | | | | 8°34′00″N 81°14′00″E﻿ / ﻿8.56667°N 81.23333°E﻿ / 8.56667; 81.23333 |
| Batticaloa මඩකලපුව மட்டக்களப்பு | | Manmunai North | Batticaloa | Eastern | 92,332 | 86,227 | 75 | 29 | 1,150 | 7°43′00″N 81°42′00″E﻿ / ﻿7.71667°N 81.70000°E﻿ / 7.71667; 81.70000 |
| Jaffna යාපනය யாழ்ப்பாணம் | | Jaffna / Nallur | Jaffna | Northern | 88,138 | 80,829 | 20 | 8 | 4,041 | 9°40′00″N 80°00′00″E﻿ / ﻿9.66667°N 80.00000°E﻿ / 9.66667; 80.00000 |
| Matale මාතලේ மாத்தளை | | Matale | Matale | Central | 78,864 | 38,299 | 25 | 10 | 4,051 | 7°28′7″N 80°37′22″E﻿ / ﻿7.46861°N 80.62278°E﻿ / 7.46861; 80.62278 |
| Katunayake කටුනායක கட்டுநாயகம் | | Katana | Gampaha | Western | 76,816 | 60,915 | 21 | | 2,794 | 7°10′00″N 79°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿7.16667°N 79.86667°E﻿ / 7.16667; 79.86667 |
| Dambulla දඹුල්ල தம்பள்ளை | | Dambulla | Matale | Central | 72,306 | 23,814 | 54 | 21 | 441 | 7°51′24″N 80°38′57″E﻿ / ﻿7.85667°N 80.64917°E﻿ / 7.85667; 80.64917 |
| Kolonnawa කොලොන්නාව கொழுன்னை | | Kolonnawa | Colombo | Western | 64,887 | 60,044 | | | | 6°55′00″N 79°54′00″E﻿ / ﻿6.91667°N 79.90000°E﻿ / 6.91667; 79.90000 |
| Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුරය அனுராதபுரம் | | Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | North Central | 63,208 | 50,595 | 36 | 14 | 1,405 | 8°21′00″N 80°23′00″E﻿ / ﻿8.35000°N 80.38333°E﻿ / 8.35000; 80.38333 |
| Ratnapura රත්නපුර இரத்தினபுரி | | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | 52,170 | 47,105 | 20 | 8 | 2,474 | 6°40′00″N 80°24′00″E﻿ / ﻿6.66667°N 80.40000°E﻿ / 6.66667; 80.40000 |