City Details: Colombo
A few alternate names for Colombo are: CMB, Colombo, Columbo, Columbum, Kalomba, Kolombas, Kolombo, Kolompo, Kolonbo, ge lin bao
Colombo is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. 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 situated within the Colombo metro area. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments.
General Information
- Official Name: Sri Lanka
- Common Name: Sri Lanka
- Population: 648034
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.93548, 79.84868
- Country Code: LKA
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Colombo
- 1. Colombo Ratmalana Airport (RML), distance from city center: 13.28 km
- 2. Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB), distance from city center: 27.55 km
- 3. Koggala Airport (KCT), distance from city center: 116.97 km
Location of Colombo
Country Details
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Southern Asia
- Population: 21,919,000
- Area: 65,610 km²
- Languages: Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs රු)
- Timezones: UTC+05:30
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- India
Museums in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Geoffrey Bawa House No.11
11 33rd Lane, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9015° N, 79.8579° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00,14:00,15:30 • Sa 11:00,16:00 • Su 11:00
National Museum of Colombo
Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, TownHall, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9104° N, 79.8609° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
Dutch Colonial Museum
Prince Street, Fort, Colombo 01100, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9361° N, 79.8516° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00
National Museum of Natural History
Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, TownHall, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9113° N, 79.8611° E
National Planetarium
Reid Avenue, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9007° N, 79.8629° E
National Art Gallery
Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, TownHall, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9114° N, 79.8620° E
Old General Post Office Fort
Janadhipathi Mawatha, Fort, Colombo 10110, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9360° N, 79.8434° E
Railway Museum
Trace Lane, Suduwella, Colombo 01000, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9317° N, 79.8589° E
Authority Maritime Museum
Port Access Elevated Highway, Fort, Colombo 00130, Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6.9388° N, 79.8424° E