WELIGAMA

Southern Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 5.98°N / 80.43°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,223,738

Weligama is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 22,179. It sits at 5.98/80.43, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 4 km from Mirissa city.

Population 22,179

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 5.98°N / 80.43°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Mirissa city Southern Province 4,695 4.5 km

W Koggala Southern Province 3,000 11.3 km

E Matara Southern Province 76,254 12.1 km

W Talpe Southern Province 3,000 16.9 km

E Devinuwara Southern Province 45,000 18.4 km

W Unawatuna Southern Province 2,000 20.5 km

W Galle Southern Province 93,118 25.5 km

E Beliatta Southern Province 58,675 34.5 km

NW Hikkaduwa Southern Province 1,300 40.7 km

E Tangalle Southern Province 10,497 41.1 km

Air access

nearby

KCT

Koggala Airport

Medium airport

12.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Weligama?: 22,179 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Weligama in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Weligama in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Weligama?: Koggala Airport (KCT).
How far is Weligama from Colombo?: About 125 km.
Does Weligama 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 Weligama in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1223738

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1223738,
    "name": "Weligama",
    "ascii_name": "Weligama",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 22179,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 5.97501,
    "longitude": 80.42968
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.7x the population of Mirissa city.
4 km from Mirissa city.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.