Gampaha District, Western

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Gampaha District at a glance

Gampaha District currently has 10 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

10

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Western counties

2

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Largest city

Negombo

Population 142,136

Top linked places

Negombo 142,136 Hendala 56,978 Welisara 41,306 Kandana 33,424

Country	Sri Lanka
State	Western (Sri Lanka)
Area	1387 km2
Latitude & Longitude	7.1333,80.0000
Establishment	September 01, 1978
Time Zone	Asia/Colombo
Local time	01:13:20 (24th April 2026)

Geography

Gampaha District is located at 7°7'60"N 80°0'0"E (7.1333000, 80.0000000).

The largest city of Gampaha District is Negombo with a population of 142,136. Other cities include and Gampaha population 9,350. See all Gampaha District cities & populated places.