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Capital
Sri Lanka — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Colombo |
| 1991 | Colombo |
| 1992 | Colombo |
| 1993 | Colombo |
| 1994 | Colombo |
| 1995 | Colombo |
| 1996 | Colombo |
| 1997 | Colombo |
| 1998 | Colombo |
| 1999 | Colombo |
| 2000 | Colombo |
| 2001 | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
| 2002 | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
| 2003 | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
| 2004 | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
| 2005 | Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital |
| 2006 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2007 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2008 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2009 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2010 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2011 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2012 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2013 | name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) |
| 2014 | name: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| 2015 | name: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| 2016 | name: Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| 2017 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (administrative capital) | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| 2018 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| 2019 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also p |
| 2020 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) | geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E | time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also p |
| 2021 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also possibl |
| 2022 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also possibl |
| 2023 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also possibl |
| 2024 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala "kolon thota," meaning "port on the river" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala "kola amba thota" meaning "harbor with mango trees"; it is also possibl |
| 2025 | name: Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 79 50 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the origin of Colombo's name is unclear; it may derive from the Sinhalese words kola (leaves) and amba (mango), referring to local mango trees, or from the name Kelantotta, referring to a ferry that crossed the Kelani River; the name was corrupted to Kolambu by Arab traders, and 1 |