|
Region + Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
|
Western 1
|
4,196,270
|
Colombo
|
|
Western 2
|
644,805
|
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
|
|
Western 3
|
335,428
|
Kaduwela
|
|
Central 1
|
211,388
|
Kandy
|
|
Sabaragamuwa 1
|
172,330
|
Ratnapura
|
|
Southern 1
|
151,246
|
Galle
|
|
Northern 1
|
140,484
|
Jaffna
|
|
Eastern 1
|
130,762
|
Trincomalee
|
|
North Western 1
|
125,992
|
Kurunegala
|
|
Southern 2
|
119,225
|
Matara
|
|
Eastern 2
|
114,603
|
Batticaloa
|
|
Eastern 3
|
110,680
|
Kalmunai
|
|
Northern 2
|
104,559
|
Vavuniya
|
|
North Central 1
|
101,502
|
Anuradhapura
|
|
|
Region + Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
|
Sabaragamuwa 2
|
90,412
|
Mawanella
|
|
Uva 1
|
84,401
|
Bandarawela
|
|
Sabaragamuwa 3
|
81,065
|
Kegalle
|
|
Southern 3
|
76,021
|
Weligama
|
|
North Western 2
|
71,137
|
Puttalam
|
|
Uva 2
|
68,075
|
Badulla
|
|
North Central 2
|
65,277
|
Polonnaruwa
|
|
Northern 3
|
53,207
|
Mannar
|
|
Central 2
|
50,664
|
Gampola
|
|
Central 3
|
48,142
|
Matale
|
|
North Western 3
|
40,650
|
Wennappuwa
|
|
North Central 3
|
34,115
|
Tambuttegama
|
|
Uva 3
|
25,288
|
Diyatalawa
|
|