# List of towns in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000.

## Towns

| Town | Image | DS Division | District | Province | Population | Population | Area | Area | Density (/km$^2$) | Co- ordinates |
| Town | Image | DS Division | District | Province | Conurbation (2012 est) | Municipality (2012 census) | km² | mi² | Density (/km$^2$) | Co- ordinates |
| 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 |