Cities near Bentota

Bentota is a city of 37,000 inhabitants in Sri Lanka. The most populous cities near Bentota within 100 km are Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Maharagama. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 6.4260° Longitude: 79.9958° Population: 37,000 Timezone: Asia/Colombo
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Nearby cities 34 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Colombo Sri Lanka 58.9 km 648,034
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka 48.1 km 219,827
Maharagama Sri Lanka 47.5 km 195,355
Moratuwa Sri Lanka 40.6 km 168,280
Negombo Sri Lanka 88.8 km 137,223
Pita Kotte Sri Lanka 52.7 km 118,179
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lanka 51.8 km 115,826
Galle Sri Lanka 48.4 km 93,118
Katunayaka Sri Lanka 83.6 km 84,643
Matara Sri Lanka 79.9 km 76,254
Battaramulla South Sri Lanka 53.0 km 75,633
Kolonnawa Sri Lanka 57.7 km 64,887
Kotikawatta Sri Lanka 56.5 km 64,565
Beliatta Sri Lanka 91.6 km 58,675
Hendala Sri Lanka 64.0 km 56,978
Ambalangoda Sri Lanka 22.1 km 56,783
Ratnapura Sri Lanka 53.5 km 47,832
Devinuwara Sri Lanka 85.8 km 45,000
Welisara Sri Lanka 67.8 km 41,306
Kalutara Sri Lanka 17.9 km 37,081
Homagama Sri Lanka 46.5 km 34,664
Beruwala Sri Lanka 6.0 km 34,250
Panadura Sri Lanka 33.6 km 33,735
Mulleriyawa Sri Lanka 56.8 km 33,540
Kandana Sri Lanka 70.1 km 33,424
Ja Ela Sri Lanka 73.0 km 32,175
Wattala Sri Lanka 63.7 km 30,725
Kelaniya Sri Lanka 59.4 km 28,846
Peliyagoda Sri Lanka 61.6 km 28,784
Hanwella Ihala Sri Lanka 53.8 km 22,918
Weligama Sri Lanka 69.4 km 22,179
Kegalle Sri Lanka 99.6 km 17,962
Hatton Sri Lanka 84.1 km 15,073
Tangalle Sri Lanka 99.3 km 10,497

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