Colombo

කොළඹ
கொழும்பு
කොළඹ; கொழும்பு
Commercial Capital
	Metropolis
	Coordinates: 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E / 6.93444°N 79.84278°ECoordinates: 6°56′04″N 79°50′34″E / 6.93444°N 79.84278°E
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Government
• Municipal Council	Colombo Municipal Council
• Headquarters	Town Hall
• Mayor	Rosy Senanayake (UNP)
Area
• Commercial Capital	37.31 km2 (14.41 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2011)
• Commercial Capital	752,993
• Density	20,182/km2 (52,270/sq mi)
• Urban	2,323,826 (area size 699 sq km)
• Metro	5,648,000 (area size 3,684 sq km)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (SLST)
Postal code	0xxxx
Website	colombo.mc.gov.lk

Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is the city which is economically most important to the country. It has 642,163 people. It is on the west coast close to the capital city of Kotte.

Hindu temple, Colombo

The name Colombo is borrowed from Sinhala language name Kola-amba-thota which means "harbor with leafy mango trees". Traveller Ibn Batuta in the 14th century referred to it as Kalanpu.

Colombo Media

Coat of arms of Colombo from the Dutch Ceylon era, depicting a mango tree
Dutch engraving of Colombo in about 1680
Map of the city of Colombo, ca 1914 (1:50,000), with a smaller, inserted map depicting the Fort and Pettah in detail (1:20,000). Labelled in English.
The formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule at Independence Square.
The Beira Lake at night
The Seema Malakaya of the Gangarama Temple in the Beira Lake in the Slave Island area is one of many religious structures in Colombo
Lotus Tower, The tallest building structure of the country and also the 19th tallest tower in the world
Colombo Municipal Council building at C W W Kannangara Mawatha in Colombo
Marine Drive in Bambalapitiya
Map of Colombo showing its administrative districts.