Cities

Colombo

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Colombo." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/colombo.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Colombo. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/colombo

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-colombo,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Colombo},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/colombo},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city. It was designated as Sri Lanka's commercial capital in 1978, when administrative and legislative functions moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Facts

Population

752,993 1

Area (sq km)

37.31 1

Population Estimate Year

2011 1

Elevation (m)

1 1

Latitude

6.93444 degrees north 1

Longitude

79.84278 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Sri Lanka

Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive, judicial and commercial capital. It served as the full seat of government until 1982, when legislative and administrative functions relocated to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)

Western Province

colombo is associated with western-province-sri-lanka.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Sri Lanka

Colombo is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital. Legislative and administrative functions moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte in 1982, which is the country's official administrative capital.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)

Western Province

colombo is the capital of western-province-sri-lanka.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Colombo (Wikipedia)

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