Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)
Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) (Sri Lanka): major city of Sri Lanka, with country factbook, ranking and leader links.
Last updated: October 2026
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Capital | Yes — national capital |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects, 2022 Revision (metropolitan agglomeration estimate). Observation date: 2022. The Bureau cross-checked major-city figures against UN WUP; smaller-city figures are presented as published and have not been individually re-verified.
This page does not list a population figure for Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital). The Bureau’s profile records it as a major city of Sri Lanka.
Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) is in Sri Lanka. It is the national capital of Sri Lanka.
Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) is the national capital of Sri Lanka. As the capital, it is the country’s seat of government. The Bureau’s profile records its population and country context; see the Sri Lanka factbook for the wider national picture.