SIGIRIYA

Central Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 7.95°N / 80.75°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,228,051

Sigiriya is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 1,001. It sits at 7.95/80.75, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 14 km from Dambulla.

Population 1,001

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Central Province
Coords: 7.95°N / 80.75°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

SW Dambulla Central Province 66,716 14.7 km

E Polonnaruwa North Central Province 13,900 27.8 km

Air access

nearby

GIU

Sigiriya Air Force Base

Small airport

0.0 km

HIM

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

Medium airport

27.8 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Sigiriya?: 1,001 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sigiriya in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Sigiriya in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Sigiriya?: Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU).
How far is Sigiriya from Colombo?: About 150 km.
Does Sigiriya 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 Sigiriya in?: Central Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1228051

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1228051,
    "name": "Sigiriya",
    "ascii_name": "Sigiriya",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 1001,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 7.94946,
    "longitude": 80.75037
  }
}

Context

comparatives

66.6x smaller than Dambulla.
14 km from Dambulla.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.