Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

"Kotte" redirects here. For the kingdom, see Kingdom of Kotte. For the local-level government in Papua New Guinea, see Kotte Rural LLG.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, or Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte,^[2] is also known as Kotte. It is the official capital of Sri Lanka.^[3] Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is in the urban area of Colombo.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டே
Administrative Capital
Colombo Metropolitan Region
Battaramulla, a suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Government
• Mayor	Madura Vithanage (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna)
Area
• Administrative Capital	17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Administrative Capital	115,826
• Density	3,305/km2 (8,560/sq mi)
• Metro	2,234,289
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (SLST)
Postal code	10100
Area code	011
Website	www.kotte.mc.gov.lk