Hambantota
Sign in to saveHambantota (, ) is the main city in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Weather now
cached 170h ago31°few clouds
66% 9.8 m/s OpenWeatherMap
Place details
- Locality
- Hambantota
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hambantota
- Settlement.native_name
- හම්බන්තොට அம்பாந்தோட்டை
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hambantota Administrative Complex.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Hambantota Administrative Complex
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sri Lanka
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Located in
- Hambantota District
- Population
- +11213
- Elevation
- +1
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Hambantota District
- Image
- Hambantota Administrative Complex.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- P910
Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient Hambantota
- Modern history
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy and infrastructure
- Transportation
- Air
- Road
- Rail
- Energy
- Port
- Culture
- Twin cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Hambantota (, ) is the main city in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
This area was hit hard by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and underwent a number of major development projects including the construction of a new sea port and international airport finished in 2013. These projects and others such as Hambantota Cricket Stadium are said to form part of the government's plan to transform Hambantota into the second major urban hub of Sri Lanka, away from Colombo.