Colombo geodata
Colombo (Western) is a capital of a political entity; located in Sri Lanka in Asia/Colombo (GMT+5.5) time zone. With population of 648,034 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Sri Lanka, 52.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 96.1% of cities are located further →East and 100% of cities have higher elevation than Colombo. Note1
Colombo GPS coordinates[2]
6° 56' 7.728" North, 79° 50' 55.248" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 7.63293°, | 79.14556° |
| Center: | 6.93548°, | 79.84868° |
| Lower-right: | 6.237°, | 80.55181° |
| Map W x H: | 155.2×155.2 km | = 96.4×96.4mi |
| max Lat: | 9.81667° ⇑52.6% North |
| Colombo: | 6.93548° |
| min Lat: | ⇓47.4% South 5.92825° |
| min Long | Colombo | max Long |
| 79.79528° | 79.84868° | 81.83472° |
| W 3.9%⇐ | ⇒96.1% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Colombo is 1 m = 3 ft, and this is 156.4 m = 513 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1868 m = 6129 ft | 100% |
| Avg. | 157.4 m = 516 ft | |
| Colombo | 1 m = 3 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 0% |
See also: Colombo elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Colombo is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 771.2 km =479.2 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Colombo |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9235.9 | 5738.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6630 | 4119.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1834.8 | 1140.1 | to North |
| Equator | 771.2 | 479.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Colombo: (largest is in red/bold)
• Battaramulla South
8.8 km =5.5 mi, 
119°
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
10.9 km =6.8 mi, 
166°
• Hendala
7.2 km =4.5 mi, 
31°
• Ja Ela
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
17°
• Kandana
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 21°
• Kelaniya
8.4 km =5.2 mi, 
74°
• Kolonnawa
4 km =2.5 mi, 
94°
• Kotikawatta
6.8 km =4.2 mi, 
98°
• Maharagama
13 km =8.1 mi, 
138°
• Mulleriyawa
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 91°
• Peliyagoda
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
46°
• Pita Kotte
7.7 km =4.8 mi, 
130°
• Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
8.7 km =5.4 mi, 132°
• Wattala
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
38°
• Welisara
11.8 km =7.3 mi, 29°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Sri Lanka existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
