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Capital of Sri Lanka. The current legislative capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardhapura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than [1] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. [1]
It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo.
47,587. • Density. 4,387/km 2 (11,360/sq mi) Time zone. UTC+5:30 ( Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) Badulla ( Sinhala: බදුල්ල, Tamil: பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District .
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, Colombo . The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council area is bounded in: the West by the Colombo Municipal Council area, which is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Sri Lanka has roughly 22,156,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The birth rate is 13.8 births per 1,000 people, and the death rate is 6.0 deaths per 1,000 people. [ 266] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the capital.
Port of Colombo. / 6.95278°N 79.84472°E / 6.95278; 79.84472. The Port of Colombo Sinhala: කොළඹ වරාය, Tamil: கொழும்பு துறைமுகம் (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean. Located in Colombo ...
The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Colombo. The district of Colombo was officially recorded in 2016 as having the highest income on average, per household.
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