Population Population Area Area Density SNo Name Province District DS Division (conurbation) (municipality) 2 2 2 (2012 est) (2009 est) (km ) (mi ) (/km ) 1 Colombo Western Colombo Colombo 752,993 686,779 37.31 14.41 18,407 Dehiwala-Mount 2 Western Colombo Dehiwala 245,974 224,661 21.00 8.11 10,698 Lavinia 3 Moratuwa Western Colombo Moratuwa 207,755 189,750 23.00 8.88 8,250 Sri 4 Jayawardenapura Western Colombo Kotte 135,806 124,039 17.00 6.56 7,296 Kotte 5 Negombo Western Gampaha Negombo 127,754 153,670 31.00 11.97 4,957 6 Kandy Central Kandy Kandy 125,351 123,952 27.00 10.42 4,591 Kalmunai Muslim / 7 Kalmunai Eastern Ampara Kalmunai Tamil 106,783 108,696 23.00 8.88 4,726 / Sainthamarathu 8 Vavuniya Northern Vavuniya Vavuniya 99,653 31,699 22.50 8.69 1,409 9 Galle Southern Galle Galle 99,478 97,101 7.00 6.56 5,712 Trincomalee 10 Trincomalee Eastern Trincomalee 99,135 51,624 7.50 2.90 6,883 Town & Gravets Manmunai 11 Batticaloa Eastern Batticaloa 92,332 83,470 75.00 28.96 1,113 North 12 Jaffna Northern Jaffna Jaffna / Nallur 88,138 76,080 20.20 7.80 3,766 13 Katunayake Western Gampaha Katana 76,816 14 Dambulla Central Matale Dambulla 68,821 15 Kolonnawa Western Colombo Kolonnawa 64,887 16 Anuradhapura North Central Anuradhapura Anuradhapura 63,208 83,312 36.00 13.90 2,314 17 Ratnapura Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Ratnapura 52,170 49,477 20.00 7.72 2,474 18 Badulla Uva Badulla Badulla 47,587 43,866 10.00 3.86 4,387 19 Matara Southern Matara Matara 47,420 75,930 13.00 5.02 5,841 20 Puttalam North Western Puttalam Puttalam 45,401 21 Chavakacheri Northern Jaffna Thenmarachchi 41,407 15,780 19.40 7.49 813 22 Kattankudy Eastern Batticaloa Kattankudy 40,883 39,523 6.50 2.51 6,080 23 Matale Central Matale Matale 40,859 37,802 9.00 3.47 4,200 24 Kalutara Western Kalutara Kalutara 39,615 25 Mannar Northern Mannar Mannar 35,817 22,183 27.85 10.75 797 26 Panadura Western Kalutara Panadura 35,717 27 Beruwala Western Kalutara Beruwala 35,312 28 Ja-Ela Western Gampaha Ja-Ela 32,386 Vadamarachchi 29 Point Pedro Northern Jaffna 31,351 12,161 11.65 4.50 1,044 North 30 Kelaniya Western Gampaha Kelaniya 31,307 31 Peliyagoda Western Gampaha Kelaniya 31,307 32 Kurunegala North Western Kurunegala Kurunegala 30,314 30,991 11.00 4.25 2,817 33 Wattala Western Gampaha Wattala 30,229 34 Gampola Central Kandy 27,659 35 Nuwara Eliya Central Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 27,326 38,364 12.00 4.63 3,197 Vadamarachchi 36 Valvettithurai Northern Jaffna 27,210 8,382 4.85 1.87 1,728 North 37 Chilaw North Western Puttalam Chilaw 26,714 38 Eravur Eastern Batticaloa Eravur Town 25,582 4.90 1.89 39 Avissawella Western Colombo Hanwella 25,322 40 Weligama Southern Matara Weligama 24,159 41 Ambalangoda Southern Galle Ambalangoda 21,573 42 Ampara Eastern Ampara Ampara 20,309 21,713 43 Kegalle Sabaragamuwa Kegalle Kegalle 17,962 44 Hatton Central Nuwara Eliya Ambagamuwa 16,237 45 Nawalapitiya Central Kandy Pasbage Korale 15,415 46 Balangoda Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Balangoda 13,589 47 Hambantota Southern Hambantota Hambantota 12,071 48 Tangalle Southern Hambantota Tangalle 11,258 49 Moneragala Uva Moneragala Moneragala 10,853 50 Gampaha Western Gampaha Gampaha 9,889 61,052 38.00 14.67 1,607 51 Horana Western Kalutara Horana 9,774 52 Wattegama Uva Moneragala Siyambalanduwa 8,770 53 Minuwangoda Western Gampaha Minuwangoda 8,015 54 Bandarawela Uva Badulla Bandarawela 7,878 55 Kuliyapitiya North Western Kurunegala 6,850 56 Haputale Uva Badulla Haputale 5,559 57 Talawakele Central Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 4,087 58 Harispattuwa Central Kandy Harispattuwa 1,744 59 Kadugannawa Central Kandy Udunuwara 1,384 60 Embilipitiya Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Embilipitiya 51,398 133,977