GALLE

Southern Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 6.05°N / 80.21°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,246,294

Galle is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 93,118. It sits at 6.05/80.21, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 5 km from Unawatuna.

Population 93,118

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 6.05°N / 80.21°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Unawatuna Southern Province 2,000 5.2 km

SE Talpe Southern Province 3,000 9.1 km

SE Koggala Southern Province 3,000 14.6 km

NW Hikkaduwa Southern Province 1,300 16.0 km

E Weligama Southern Province 22,179 25.5 km

NW Ambalangoda Southern Province 56,783 27.2 km

E Mirissa city Southern Province 4,695 29.6 km

E Matara Southern Province 76,254 37.6 km

E Devinuwara Southern Province 45,000 43.9 km

NW Bentota Southern Province 37,000 48.3 km

Air access

nearby

KCT

Koggala Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Galle?: 93,118 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Galle in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Galle in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Galle?: Koggala Airport (KCT).
How far is Galle from Colombo?: About 107 km.
Does Galle 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 Galle in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1246294

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1246294,
    "name": "Galle",
    "ascii_name": "Galle",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 93118,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 6.0461,
    "longitude": 80.2103
  }
}

Context

comparatives

46.6x the population of Unawatuna.
5 km from Unawatuna.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.