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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