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About Colombo

Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the city proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a suburb of, Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins.

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Trips from Colombo

Colombo to Nittambuwa Colombo to Sinharaja Forest Reserve Colombo to Talaimannar Colombo to Medawachchiya Colombo to Bogawantalawa Colombo to Homagama Colombo to Pigeon Island National Park Colombo to Marissa Colombo to Hotel Elephant Bay Pinnawala Colombo to Alberta Colombo to Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project Colombo to Amithirigala Colombo to Ginigathhena Colombo to Veyangoda Colombo to Madu Sri Lanka Colombo to Koggala Beach Hotel Colombo to Pasikudah Colombo to Tudella Colombo to Mandur Sri Lanka Colombo to Turkey Colombo to Slovakia Colombo to Nuremberg Colombo to Juba Colombo to Calgary Colombo to Enna Colombo to Dartmouth NS Canada Colombo to Katunayaka South Colombo to Varanasi Colombo to Chile Colombo to Kondavil Colombo to Nallathanni Theevu Colombo to Exeter Colombo to Hotel Elephant Park Grand Royal Pinnalanda Pinnawala Colombo to Dharmapuram Adhinam Arts College Colombo to Munich Colombo to Elamkulam Colombo to Dimbulagala Colombo to Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Colombo to Misira Colombo to Mederipitiya Colombo to Perpignan Colombo to Velar Colombo to Saint John Colombo to Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka Dambulla Colombo to Venlo Colombo to Darwin Airport DRW Colombo to Antalya Colombo to Karakol Colombo to Saint Josephs University Colombo to Puratchi Thalaivi Dr J Jayalalithaa CMBT Station