Cities near Negombo

Negombo is a city of 137,223 inhabitants in Sri Lanka. The most populous cities near Negombo within 100 km are Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Maharagama. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 7.2083° Longitude: 79.8358° Population: 137,223 Timezone: Asia/Colombo
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Nearby cities 33 cities found

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

City Country Distance Population
Colombo Sri Lanka 30.4 km 648,034
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka 41.1 km 219,827
Maharagama Sri Lanka 41.3 km 195,355
Moratuwa Sri Lanka 48.7 km 168,280
Pita Kotte Sri Lanka 36.1 km 118,179
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lanka 37.0 km 115,826
Kandy Sri Lanka 88.5 km 111,701
Katunayaka Sri Lanka 7.2 km 84,643
Battaramulla South Sri Lanka 35.9 km 75,633
Kolonnawa Sri Lanka 31.1 km 64,887
Kotikawatta Sri Lanka 32.3 km 64,565
Hendala Sri Lanka 24.7 km 56,978
Ratnapura Sri Lanka 85.5 km 47,832
Puttalam Sri Lanka 92.1 km 45,661
Welisara Sri Lanka 21.3 km 41,306
Kalutara Sri Lanka 70.8 km 37,081
Bentota Sri Lanka 88.8 km 37,000
Matale Sri Lanka 91.4 km 36,462
Homagama Sri Lanka 44.5 km 34,664
Beruwala Sri Lanka 82.7 km 34,250
Panadura Sri Lanka 55.5 km 33,735
Mulleriyawa Sri Lanka 32.3 km 33,540
Kandana Sri Lanka 18.9 km 33,424
Ja Ela Sri Lanka 16.1 km 32,175
Wattala Sri Lanka 25.1 km 30,725
Kelaniya Sri Lanka 29.7 km 28,846
Peliyagoda Sri Lanka 27.2 km 28,784
Kurunegala Sri Lanka 66.2 km 28,571
Chilaw Sri Lanka 41.1 km 24,712
Gampola Sri Lanka 81.1 km 24,283
Hanwella Ihala Sri Lanka 43.9 km 22,918
Kegalle Sri Lanka 56.2 km 17,962
Hatton Sri Lanka 90.9 km 15,073

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