Place details
Place nameColombo
Other namesKalan-Totta, Kalantott, Kolambu
CountrySri Lanka
Latitude6.917
Longitude79.867
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Largest city & administrative capital of Sri Lanka (nearby Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital); controlled historically by Moors, Portuguese, Dutch & British; British defense base during WW II; site of 1950 Commonwealth Conference.