Kosgoda

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kosgoda is a small town in the Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of Galle and 76 km (47 mi) south of Colombo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Upul Tharanga

Sri Lankan cricketer

T

Thilan Thushara

Sri Lankan cricketer

C

Colvin R. de Silva

Sri Lankan politician

Dinesh Chandimal

Sri Lankan cricketer

Seekkuge Prasanna

Sri Lankan cricketer

W

Weerasinghe de Silva

former Member of Parliament

Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana

Sri Lankan judge

W

Walwin de Silva

Sri Lankan civil servant

C

Chandima Gunaratne

cricketer

Y

Yashoda Mendis

Sri Lankan cricketer

I

Inoka Ranaweera

Sri Lankan women's cricketer

Lalitha Rajapakse

Sri Lankan politician

P

P. H. D. Waidyatilleka

Sri Lankan civil engineer and sports administrator

N

Nadeesha Gayanthi

badminton player

M

Madushika Beruwalage

badminton player

G

Gayan de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer born 1 December 1988

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern

• Induruwa
  2.8 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Uragasmanhandiya
  3.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Ambalangoda
  7.1 mi away · pop. 21,500
• Kahaduwa
  15 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Manampita
  17 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pahala Keembiya
  20.2 mi away
• Udugama
  23 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Thotagoda
  23.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Labuduwa
  23.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Hiyare
  25.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thalgampala
  25.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Heenatigala Junction
  28.1 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Southern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Indian Wolf Snake

Lycodon aulicus

Seen 2026-09-17

African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Seen 2026-09-16

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-09-16

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-09-16

Southern Lowland Wetzone Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus vetulus

Seen 2026-09-16

Asian Openbill

Anastomus oscitans

Seen 2026-09-16

Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Seen 2026-09-16

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus medius

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).