Sri Lanka map: districts and provinces

25 places

Sri Lanka's 25 districts and 9 provinces, with each district's capital and its population from the 2024 census (Department of Census and Statistics).

• Ampara District

  Capital: Ampara · Eastern Province

  Eastern Province

  Eastern Province. Capital: Ampara. Population (2024 census): 744,150. Land area: 4,222 km².

• Anuradhapura District

  Capital: Anuradhapura · North Central Province

  North Central Province

  North Central Province. Capital: Anuradhapura. Population (2024 census): 959,552. Land area: 6,664 km².

• Badulla District

  Capital: Badulla · Uva Province

  Uva Province

  Uva Province. Capital: Badulla. Population (2024 census): 871,763. Land area: 2,827 km².

• Batticaloa District

  Capital: Batticaloa · Eastern Province

  Eastern Province

  Eastern Province. Capital: Batticaloa. Population (2024 census): 595,435. Land area: 2,610 km².

• Colombo District

  Capital: Colombo · Western Province

  Western Province

  Western Province. Capital: Colombo. Population (2024 census): 2,374,461. Land area: 676 km².

• Galle District

  Capital: Galle · Southern Province

  Southern Province

  Southern Province. Capital: Galle. Population (2024 census): 1,096,585. Land area: 1,617 km².

• Gampaha District

  Capital: Gampaha · Western Province

  Western Province

  Western Province. Capital: Gampaha. Population (2024 census): 2,433,685. Land area: 1,341 km².

• Hambantota District

  Capital: Hambantota · Southern Province

  Southern Province

  Southern Province. Capital: Hambantota. Population (2024 census): 671,037. Land area: 2,496 km².

• Jaffna District

  Capital: Jaffna · Northern Province

  Northern Province

  Northern Province. Capital: Jaffna. Population (2024 census): 594,333. Land area: 929 km².

• Kalutara District

  Capital: Kalutara · Western Province

  Western Province

  Western Province. Capital: Kalutara. Population (2024 census): 1,305,552. Land area: 1,576 km².

• Kandy District

  Capital: Kandy · Central Province

  Central Province

  Central Province. Capital: Kandy. Population (2024 census): 1,461,269. Land area: 1,917 km².

• Kegalle District

  Capital: Kegalle · Sabaragamuwa Province

  Sabaragamuwa Province

  Sabaragamuwa Province. Capital: Kegalle. Population (2024 census): 869,901. Land area: 1,685 km².

• Kilinochchi District

  Capital: Kilinochchi · Northern Province

  Northern Province

  Northern Province. Capital: Kilinochchi. Population (2024 census): 136,434. Land area: 1,205 km².

• Kurunegala District

  Capital: Kurunegala · North Western Province

  North Western Province

  North Western Province. Capital: Kurunegala. Population (2024 census): 1,760,829. Land area: 4,624 km².

• Mannar District

  Capital: Mannar · Northern Province

  Northern Province

  Northern Province. Capital: Mannar. Population (2024 census): 123,674. Land area: 1,880 km².

• Matale District

  Capital: Matale · Central Province

  Central Province

  Central Province. Capital: Matale. Population (2024 census): 526,578. Land area: 1,952 km².

• Matara District

  Capital: Matara · Southern Province

  Southern Province

  Southern Province. Capital: Matara. Population (2024 census): 837,884. Land area: 1,270 km².

• Monaragala District

  Capital: Monaragala · Uva Province

  Uva Province

  Uva Province. Capital: Monaragala. Population (2024 census): 527,286. Land area: 5,508 km².

• Mullaitivu District

  Capital: Mullaitivu · Northern Province

  Northern Province

  Northern Province. Capital: Mullaitivu. Population (2024 census): 122,542. Land area: 2,415 km².

• Nuwara Eliya District

  Capital: Nuwara Eliya · Central Province

  Central Province

  Central Province. Capital: Nuwara Eliya. Population (2024 census): 724,957. Land area: 1,706 km².

• Polonnaruwa District

  Capital: Polonnaruwa · North Central Province

  North Central Province

  North Central Province. Capital: Polonnaruwa. Population (2024 census): 447,338. Land area: 3,077 km².

• Puttalam District

  Capital: Puttalam · North Western Province

  North Western Province

  North Western Province. Capital: Puttalam. Population (2024 census): 818,065. Land area: 2,882 km².

• Ratnapura District

  Capital: Ratnapura · Sabaragamuwa Province

  Sabaragamuwa Province

  Sabaragamuwa Province. Capital: Ratnapura. Population (2024 census): 1,145,138. Land area: 3,236 km².

• Trincomalee District

  Capital: Trincomalee · Eastern Province

  Eastern Province

  Eastern Province. Capital: Trincomalee. Population (2024 census): 442,465. Land area: 2,529 km².

• Vavuniya District

  Capital: Vavuniya · Northern Province

  Northern Province

  Northern Province. Capital: Vavuniya. Population (2024 census): 172,257. Land area: 1,861 km².