Geography
2006-09-11 01:03:58 · 10 answers · asked by shaz 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Co·lom·bo (kə-lŭm'bō) pronunciation
The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka, on the western coast of the island on the Indian Ocean. The city was probably known to Greco-Roman, Arab, and Chinese traders more than 2,000 years ago. It became capital of the crown colony of Ceylon in 1802 and of independent Ceylon in 1948. Population: 642,000.
2006-09-14 04:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The capital city of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardanapura KOTTE.And it situated in the main city called Colombo.....
2014-04-20 03:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Isora Awanya =P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo
2006-09-11 08:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by ssmindia 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardanapura. Colombo is commercial capital.
2006-09-11 08:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by JILMAAL 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hay there...
The capital of srilanka is ma home town...thats..
"SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA KOTTE" this is the place ull find in a common windows XP installation region.....
This is in the "COLOMBO" district...plus for colombo district there are sub regions such as "COLOMBO 1, COLOMBO 2 ETC.."...
To add more it says that this Colombo was regarded as the commercial capital of srilanka...actually colombo was founded by colonial settlers and was considered as the capital city untill 1970`s...
Hope u got what u were looking for... tc...
2006-09-12 15:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by lynx_sl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Colombo
2006-09-11 08:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by Darryl W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Colombo
2006-09-11 08:06:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Colombo
2006-09-11 08:06:02 · answer #8 · answered by Tushi K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
colombo
2006-09-11 08:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by mikhal k 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SRI JEYWARDANA PURA KOTTE
2006-09-11 10:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by akil k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋