DAMBULLA

Central Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 7.86°N / 80.65°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,248,749

Dambulla is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 66,716. It sits at 7.86/80.65, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 14 km from Sigiriya.

Population 66,716

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Central Province
Coords: 7.86°N / 80.65°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

NE Sigiriya Central Province 1,001 14.7 km

E Polonnaruwa North Central Province 13,900 39.7 km

S Matale Central Province 36,462 43.3 km

Air access

nearby

GIU

Sigiriya Air Force Base

Small airport

13.6 km

HIM

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

Medium airport

42.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Dambulla?: 66,716 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Dambulla in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Dambulla in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Dambulla?: Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU).
How far is Dambulla from Colombo?: About 136 km.
Does Dambulla 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 Dambulla in?: Central Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1248749

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1248749,
    "name": "Dambulla",
    "ascii_name": "Dambulla",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 66716,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 7.86,
    "longitude": 80.65167
  }
}

Context

comparatives

66.6x the population of Sigiriya.
14 km from Sigiriya.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.