Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Population: 647,100
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Colombo is closest to Thiruvananthapuram and farthest from Chiclayo. The closest foreign city is Thiruvananthapuram. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Colombo is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Thiruvananthapuram, India | 365 |
| Madurai, India | 383 |
| Tiruchchirappalli, India | 446 |
| Kochi, India | 517 |
| Coimbatore, India | 554 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Chiclayo, Peru | 17,794 |
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 17,730 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 17,704 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 17,521 |
| Callao, Peru | 17,448 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiruvananthapuram, India | 365 |
| Madurai, India | 383 |
| Tiruchchirappalli, India | 446 |
| Kochi, India | 517 |
| Coimbatore, India | 554 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 3,867 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4,537 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 4,555 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 4,559 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 4,628 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 10,598 | | Dakar, Senegal | 10,594 | | Mbour, Senegal | 10,557 | | Thiès, Senegal | 10,547 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 10,393 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiruvananthapuram, India | 365 |
| Madurai, India | 383 |
| Tiruchchirappalli, India | 446 |
| Kochi, India | 517 |
| Coimbatore, India | 554 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Sapporo, Japan | 7,187 | | Sendai, Japan | 7,018 |  | Khabarovsk, Russia | 6,919 | | Utsunomiya, Japan | 6,890 | | Chiba, Japan | 6,887 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 5,754 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 7,701 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 8,351 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,729 |
| Sydney, Australia | 8,746 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 10,906 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 8,794 | | Newcastle, Australia | 8,768 | | Sydney, Australia | 8,746 | | Brisbane, Australia | 8,729 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Makhachkala, Russia | 5,098 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 5,326 |
| Orenburg, Russia | 5,465 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 5,698 |
| Ufa, Russia | 5,716 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 9,182 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 9,137 | | Málaga, Spain | 9,047 |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9,006 | | Madrid, Spain | 8,972 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Edmonton (AB), Canada | 13,187 |
| Vancouver (BC), Canada | 13,393 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 13,408 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 13,444 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 13,584 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 17,406 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 17,401 |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 17,373 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 17,286 | | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | 17,275 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 12,831 |
| Recife, Brazil | 12,840 |
| Natal, Brazil | 12,858 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 12,945 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 13,097 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Chiclayo, Peru | 17,794 | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 17,730 | | Trujillo, Peru | 17,704 | | Quito, Ecuador | 17,521 | | Callao, Peru | 17,448 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Negombo | 31 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||