Map of Kandy, Sri Lanka

Kandy is the administrative centre of Central Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 111,701. It lies at 7.2906°N, 80.6336°E. Kandy is about 95 km (59 mi) northeast of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Matale, 20 km to the north.

Kandy at a glance

Where is Kandy?

• The 8th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• The largest city in Central Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 42 min on the shortest day to 12 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kandy

• Matale — 20 km north
• Badulla — 58 km southeast
• Dambulla — 63 km north
• Ratnapura — 72 km south
• Katunayaka — 83 km west
• Homagama — 86 km southwest
• Welisara — 86 km west
• Kandana — 86 km west
• Mulleriyawa — 87 km southwest
• Negombo — 88 km west

Largest cities in Central Province

• Dambulla — 66,716
• Matale — 36,462

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

• Colombo — 648,034
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — 219,827
• Maharagama — 195,355
• Jaffna — 169,102
• Moratuwa — 168,280
• Negombo — 137,223
• Pita Kotte — 118,179
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171
• Galle — 93,118

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.