Colombo
largest city of Sri Lanka
Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is the city which is economically most important to the country. It has 642,163 people. It is on the west coast close to the capital city of Kotte.
Colombo කොළඹ கொழும்பு | |
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Commercial Capital | |
Metropolis | |
Coordinates: 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E / 6.93444°N 79.84278°E | |
Province | Western Province |
District | Colombo District |
Government | |
• Municipal Council | Colombo Municipal Council |
• Headquarters | Town Hall |
• Mayor | Rosy Senanayake (UNP) |
Area | |
• Commercial Capital | 37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2011[2]) | |
• Commercial Capital | 752,993 |
• Density | 20,182/km2 (52,270/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,323,826 (area size 699 sq km)[1] |
• Metro | 5,648,000 (area size 3,684 sq km) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
Postal code | 0xxxx |
Area code | 011 |
Website | colombo |
The name Colombo is borrowed from Sinhala language name Kola-amba-thota which means "harbor with leafy mango trees". Traveller Ibn Batuta in the 14th century referred to it as Kalanpu.
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