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    Map of Sri Lanka

    Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka is located in South Asia. Below you can see where Sri Lanka sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial).

    Where Sri Lanka is located
    Outline of Sri Lanka
    Political map of Sri Lanka and neighboring countries
    Political map: Sri Lanka and its neighbors
    Reference map of Sri Lanka (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Sri Lanka (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Sri Lanka — physical geography
    Relief map of Sri Lanka — physical geographyBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Sri Lanka
    Location map of Sri LankaBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Sri Lanka on the globe
    Sri Lanka on the globeBy User:Connormah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Sri Lanka
    First-level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka

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    Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka is divided into 25 districts.

    Show all 25 districts
    • Ampāra
    • Anurādhapura
    • Badulla
    • Gālla
    • Gampaha
    • Hambantŏṭa
    • Kægalla
    • Kaḷutara
    • Kilinŏchchi
    • Kŏḷamba
    • Kuruṇægala
    • Maḍakalapuva
    • Mahanuvara
    • Mannārama
    • Mātale
    • Mātara
    • Mŏṇarāgala
    • Mulativ
    • Nuvara Ĕliya
    • Pŏḷŏnnaruva
    • Puttalama
    • Ratnapura
    • Trikuṇāmalaya
    • Vavuniyāva
    • Yāpanaya

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Sri Lanka?

    Sri Lanka lies in South Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 7.87° N, 80.77° E, and the capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is at 6.90° N, 79.92° E.

    With 65,610 km², it is the 33rd-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 27% of the size of the United Kingdom.

    Sri Lanka lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    As an island nation, Sri Lanka has no land borders. See all island countries.

    Geography of Sri Lanka

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    South Asia
    Area
    65,610 km²
    Geographic centre
    7.87° N, 80.77° E
    Capital (Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte)
    6.90° N, 79.92° E
    Size rank in Asia
    33 of 46
    Highest point
    Pidurutalagala (2,524 m)
    Land borders
    None (island / coastal)