ANURADHAPURA

North Central Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 8.31°N / 80.41°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,251,081

Anuradhapura is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 60,943. It sits at 8.31/80.41, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 11 km from Mihintale.

Population 60,943

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: North Central Province
Coords: 8.31°N / 80.41°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

NE Mihintale North Central Province 5,000 11.9 km

N Vavuniya Northern Province 60,176 49.4 km

Air access

nearby

ACJ

Anuradhapura Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Anuradhapura?: 60,943 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Anuradhapura in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Anuradhapura in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Anuradhapura?: Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ).
How far is Anuradhapura from Colombo?: About 165 km.
Does Anuradhapura 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 Anuradhapura in?: North Central Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1251081

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1251081,
    "name": "Anuradhapura",
    "ascii_name": "Anuradhapura",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 60943,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 8.31223,
    "longitude": 80.41306
  }
}

Context

comparatives

12.2x the population of Mihintale.
11 km from Mihintale.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.