KATARAGAMA

Uva Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 6.41°N / 81.33°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,241,076

Kataragama is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 20,935. It sits at 6.41/81.33, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 40 km from Hambantota.

Population 20,935

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Uva Province
Coords: 6.41°N / 81.33°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

SW Hambantota Southern Province 19,999 39.9 km

NW Wellawaya Uva Province 10,000 44.0 km

N Wattegama Uva Province 8,000 45.6 km

SW Ambalantota Southern Province 80,506 47.5 km

SW Wanduruppa Southern Province 2,006 48.4 km

SW Ekkassa Southern Province 1,784 49.5 km

Air access

nearby

WRZ

Weerawila Airport

Small airport

20.7 km

HRI

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Large airport

27.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kataragama?: 20,935 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kataragama in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Kataragama in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Kataragama?: Weerawila Airport (WRZ).
How far is Kataragama from Colombo?: About 174 km.
Does Kataragama 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 Kataragama in?: Uva Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1241076

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1241076,
    "name": "Kataragama",
    "ascii_name": "Kataragama",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 20935,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 6.4134,
    "longitude": 81.3346
  }
}

Context

comparatives

39 km from Hambantota.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.