Map of Kalmunai, Sri Lanka

Kalmunai is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 100,171. It lies at 7.4090°N, 81.8347°E. Kalmunai is about 225 km (140 mi) east of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ampara, 21 km to the southwest.

Kalmunai at a glance

Where is Kalmunai?

• The 10th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Eastern Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 41 min on the shortest day to 12 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kalmunai

• Ampara — 21 km southwest
• Batticaloa — 37 km northwest
• Badulla — 98 km southwest
• Kandy — 133 km west
• Matale — 134 km west
• Dambulla — 140 km west
• Trincomalee — 146 km northwest
• Ratnapura — 177 km southwest
• Anuradhapura — 186 km northwest
• Vavuniya — 210 km northwest

Largest cities in Eastern Province

• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Batticaloa — 86,742
• Ampara — 43,720

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
• Kandy — 111,701
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• 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.