Colombo
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Colombo is located in Sri Lanka[1]. It has a population of 648k[2] as of 2025[2]. The area of Colombo is 37.3M. The elevation of Colombo is 1. Colombo's population and area provide insight into its size and scale[2]. Its location in Sri Lanka[1] and elevation of 1 are key geographical characteristics. Colombo is a place with these distinct features[1][2].
Colombo
Summary
Colombo is a city[1]. Colombo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Colombo was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[3].
- Colombo was a member of Wetland City Network[4].
- Colombo is located in Colombo District[5].
- Colombo is in the country of Sri Lanka[6].
- Colombo is on the body of water Kelani River[7].
- Colombo is on the body of water Indian Ocean[8].
- Colombo's image is recorded as Colombo skyline 2024.jpg[9].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as city[10].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as largest city[12].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as de facto national capital[13].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as economic capital city[14].
- Colombo's instance of is recorded as commercial capital city[15].
- Colombo's official language is recorded as Sinhala[16].
- Colombo's official language is recorded as Tamil[17].
- Colombo's flag image is recorded as Flag of Colombo MC.svg[18].
- Colombo's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Colombo Municipal Council.svg[19].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Biratnagar[20].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg[21].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shanghai[22].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds[23].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulaanbaatar[24].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malé[25].
- Colombo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leeds[26].
- Colombo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138381336[27].
Body
Geography
Colombo is in the country of Sri Lanka[6]. Colombo is located in Colombo District[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Kelani River[7], a river[28], in Sri Lanka[29] and Indian Ocean[8], an ocean[30]. Colombo's part of is recorded as Western Province[31].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+752993'}[32] and {'amount': '+647557'}[33].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[10], big city[11], largest city[12], de facto national capital[13], economic capital city[14], and commercial capital city[15].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Colombo include Colombo Plan[34], an intergovernmental organization[35], founded in 1951[36], headquartered in Colombo[37] and Colombo Express[38], a container ship[39].
Why It Matters
Colombo ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month).[2] Colombo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Colombo is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Colombo include Colombo Plan[34], an intergovernmental organization[35], founded in 1951[36], headquartered in Colombo[37] and Colombo Express[38], a container ship[39].