AMPARA

Eastern Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 7.30°N / 81.68°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,251,459

Ampara is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 43,720. It sits at 7.30/81.68, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 20 km from Kalmunai.

Population 43,720

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Eastern Province
Coords: 7.30°N / 81.68°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

NE Kalmunai Eastern Province 100,171 20.9 km

N Batticaloa Eastern Province 86,742 45.7 km

S Pottuvil Eastern Province 45,727 49.3 km

Air access

nearby

ADP

Ampara Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

BTC

Batticaloa International Airport

Medium airport

45.1 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Ampara?: 43,720 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Ampara in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Ampara in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Ampara?: Ampara Airport (ADP).
How far is Ampara from Colombo?: About 206 km.
Does Ampara have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Ampara in?: Eastern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1251459

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1251459,
    "name": "Ampara",
    "ascii_name": "Ampara",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 43720,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 7.29754,
    "longitude": 81.68202
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.3x smaller than Kalmunai.
20 km from Kalmunai.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.