Tangalle

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tangalle is a large town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is one of the largest towns in southern province. It is located 195 km (121 mi) south of Colombo and 35 km (22 mi) east of Matara. It has a mild climate, in comparison to the rest of the district, and sandy beaches.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

R

Ranjit Atapattu

Sri Lankan physician and politician (1933–2018)

Richard Lionel Spittel

Sri Lankan physician, author, anthropologist (1881-1969)

S

Sirisena Wimalaweera

Sri Lankan film director (1900-1963)

S

Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri

Professor

Saman Weerasinghe

Sri Lankan medical doctor, diplomat and businessman (born 1961)

S

Sri Chandraratne Manawasinghe

Sri Lankan poet and journalist (1913–1964)

G

Gratien Ananda

Sri Lankan singer

V

Vini Vitharana

Sri Lankan university professor and lecturer (1928-2019)

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

Nearby places in Southern

• Ilukmulla
  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Suinamaluwa
  2.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Palapota
  3.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Siyabalagasgoda
  3.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Aranwela
  3.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Yayawatta
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Vitarandeniya
  4.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Miriswatta
  5.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Nilwella
  6.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pothuwewa
  7.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thraperiya
  8.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kumbukmulla
  8.4 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.

Books about Tangalle

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Peppered Moray

Gymnothorax pictus

Seen 2026-09-15

Brown Land Crab

Cardisoma carnifex

Seen 2026-09-10

Sri Lanka Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus lankae

Seen 2026-09-10

Long-legged Centipede

Thereuopoda longicornis

Seen 2026-09-09

Tawny Hermit Crab

Coenobita rugosus

Seen 2026-08-30

African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Seen 2026-08-27

Ceylon Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis

Seen 2026-08-27

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-08-27

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-08-27

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