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Some data about Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country of 21,513,990 inhabitants, with an area of ​65,610 km², its capital is Colombo and its time zone is "Asia/Colombo". Its ISO code is "LK" in 2 positions and "LKA" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Sri Lanka, you must dial your telephone code, which is 94. The currency used in Sri Lanka is the "Rupee" (LKR).

The administrative subdivision of Sri Lanka (administrative division) is made up of 9 Provinces (level 1), 25 Districts (level 2) and 328 Divisional secretariats (level 3). Sri Lanka has 12 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Sri Lanka with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Sri Lanka to access a zoom level and finer details.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Sri Lanka

Number of cities by importance (population) in Sri Lanka. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
12	4	1	0
10.9 %	6.1 %	3.0 %	0.0 %

• The 12 most important cities represent 10.9% of the entire population
• The 4 most important cities represent 6.1% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 3.0% of the entire population
• The 0 most important cities represent 0.0% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
9 Provinces	1
25 Districts	2
328 Divisional secretariats	3