MATARA

Southern Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 5.95°N / 80.54°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,235,846

Matara is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 76,254. It sits at 5.95/80.54, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 6 km from Devinuwara.

Population 76,254

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 5.95°N / 80.54°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Devinuwara Southern Province 45,000 6.3 km

W Mirissa city Southern Province 4,695 8.5 km

W Weligama Southern Province 22,179 12.1 km

W Koggala Southern Province 3,000 23.3 km

NE Beliatta Southern Province 58,675 24.5 km

W Talpe Southern Province 3,000 29.0 km

E Tangalle Southern Province 10,497 30.2 km

W Unawatuna Southern Province 2,000 32.6 km

E Urawatawangoda Southern Province 1,173 35.9 km

W Galle Southern Province 93,118 37.6 km

Air access

nearby

KCT

Koggala Airport

Medium airport

24.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Matara?: 76,254 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Matara in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Matara in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Matara?: Koggala Airport (KCT).
How far is Matara from Colombo?: About 133 km.
Does Matara 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 Matara in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1235846

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1235846,
    "name": "Matara",
    "ascii_name": "Matara",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 76254,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 5.94851,
    "longitude": 80.53528
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.7x the population of Devinuwara.
6 km from Devinuwara.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.