Colombo
largest city and de facto capital of Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is the city which is economically most important to the country. It has 642,163 people. It is on the west coast close to the capital city of Kotte.
Colombo
කොළඹ கொழும்பு | |
|---|---|
Commercial Capital | |
| Metropolis | |
      From top left to right: Beira Lake skyline with Colombo Lotus Tower (right) and the Altair (left), Buddha statues at Seema Malaka, Independence Memorial Hall, The Murugan Hindu temple in Slave Island, the Grand Oriental Hotel in Fort, Nelum Pokuna, the Old Parliament Building, Bank of Ceylon building and WTC twin towers in the Colombo financial district of Fort | |
| Coordinates: 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E | |
| Province | Western Province |
| District | Colombo District |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Council | Colombo Municipal Council |
| • Headquarters | Town Hall |
| • Mayor | Rosy Senanayake (UNP) |
| Area | |
| • Commercial Capital | 37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Commercial Capital | 752,993 |
| • Density | 20,182/km2 (52,270/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,323,826 (area size 699 sq km)[2] |
| • Metro | 5,648,000 (area size 3,684 sq km) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (SLST) |
| Postal code | 0xxxx |
| Area code | 011 |
| Website | colombo |
The name Colombo is borrowed from Sinhala language name Kola-amba-thota which means "harbor with leafy mango trees". Traveller Ibn Batuta in the 14th century referred to it as Kalanpu.
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