Populated place

Matara

Populated place🇱🇰 Sri LankaPPL
GEONAME1235846
LAT,LNG5.949, 80.535
TZAsia/Colombo

Matara is a populated place in Sri Lanka. It has a population of about 76,254. It lies at 5.949, 80.535 in the Asia/Colombo timezone.

Type
Populated place
Population
76,254
Country
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
Timezone
Asia/Colombo

Key facts about Matara

GET/places/1235846
Feature class
P · Populated place
Feature code
PPL
Country
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Admin code
34
Timezone
Asia/Colombo
Coordinates
5.949, 80.535
Population
76,254
ASCII name
Matara
GeoNames ID
1235846

Cities near Matara

GET/cities/near?lat=5.94851&lng=80.53528
Devinuwara· 6.3 kmWeligama· 12.1 kmBeliatta· 24.6 kmGalle· 37.6 kmAmbalantota· 57.1 kmAmbalangoda· 62.1 kmHambantota· 67.5 kmBentota· 79.9 km

Places near Matara

GET/places/near?lat=5.94851&lng=80.53528
Noope· 0.2 kmWeliweriya· 0.3 kmGabadawidiya· 0.3 kmGinigasmulla· 0.3 kmHittetiya East· 0.3 kmPamburana East· 0.3 kmParamulla· 0.3 kmWelegoda East· 0.5 km

Frequently asked questions about Matara

What country is Matara in?

Matara is in Sri Lanka.

What is the population of Matara?

Matara has a population of about 76,254.

Where is Matara located?

Matara is located at latitude 5.9485, longitude 80.5353.

What timezone is Matara in?

Matara observes the Asia/Colombo timezone.

Query Matara from the API

Everything shown here comes from the free REST API — no key required. Each URL below is filled in for Matara.

This place
GET countries.dev/places/1235846
Full record for MataraDocs
Around it
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=5.94851&lng=80.53528
Nearest cities to this pointDocs
GET countries.dev/places/near?lat=5.94851&lng=80.53528
Nearest places of any typeDocs
In Sri Lanka
GET countries.dev/alpha/LK
Full record for Sri LankaDocs
GET countries.dev/cities?country=LK
Largest cities in Sri LankaDocs