Sri lanka where is it map

Hambantota It is located in Southern province. Jaffna It is located in Northern province. Kalutara It is located in Western province. Kandy It is located in Central province. Kegalle It is located in Sabaragamuwa province. Kilinochchi It is located in Northern province. Mannar It is located in Northern province. Matale It is located in Central province. Matara It is located in Southern province. Monaragala It is located in Uva province.

Mullaitivu It is located in Northern province. Nuwara Eliya It is located in Central Provincia. Polonnaruwa It is located in North Central province. Puttalam It is located in the North Western province. Ratnapura It is located in Sabaragamuwa province. Trincomalee It is located in Eastern province. It occupies an area of 65, square kilometers 25, sq mi. In comparison, India is about 50 times larger than Sri Lanka. The terrain in Sri Lanka is dominantly low with flat and rolling plains.

But the interior southern region is especially mountainous, known as the Central Highlands. Specifically, it includes the Knuckles Mountain Range. Its coastal area surrounds the island with lagoons and sandy beaches. Your email address will not be published. The country's lowest point is the Indian Ocean at 0 m. Numerous short and narrow rivers rise in the central highland; the most significant include the Kala, Kalu, Kirindi and Yan rivers.

Off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka a chain of limestone shoals, known as Adam's Bridge, separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait, and runs along the water to the southeastern coast of India. At one point it was completely passable, but Adam's Bridge broke apart in the late 15th century when a cyclone hit the region. Today, the bridge is 18 miles 30 km long, and ranges from 3 - 30ft. These provinces are further subdivided into 25 districts and other smaller subdivisions.

Sri Lanka is one of the Asian countries with two capitals. While the capital city of Colombo — is the chief economic and commercial center of Sri Lanka and the greater South Asia.

Located in the south western part of the country, Colombo is a port city and one of the largest man-made harbors in the world.

With a combined population of over 8 lakhs, the two capitals of Sri Lanka represent the two largest urban areas of the country. Sri Lanka is an island country in Southern Asia. It is situated both in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth.