Dambulla: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Region: Central Province
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 66,716
• Coordinates: 7.8600° N, 80.6517° E
• Time zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (LKR)
• Distance to the capital, Colombo: 136 km (84 mi), straight line

Getting there

• China Bay Airport (TRR): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB): 113 km (70 mi), straight line
• Batticaloa International Airport (BTC): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Matale: 44 km (27 mi)
• Kurunegala: 52 km (32 mi)
• Anuradhapura: 57 km (35 mi)
• Kandy: 63 km (39 mi)
• Kegalle: 76 km (47 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kandy, 63 km (39 mi)