<P> Colombo ( English : / kəˈlʌmboʊ / ; Sinhalese : කොළඹ Kolamba , pronounced ( ˈkəlɐmbɞ ) ; Tamil : கொழும்பு , translit . Koḻumpu ) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka . According to the Brookings Institution , Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million , and 752,993 in the city proper . It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination . It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala - Mount Lavinia . Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of , and a suburb of , Colombo . It is also the administrative capital of Western Province , Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District . Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins . It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982 . </P>
<P> Colombo ( English : / kəˈlʌmboʊ / ; Sinhalese : කොළඹ Kolamba , pronounced ( ˈkəlɐmbɞ ) ; Tamil : கொழும்பு , translit . Koḻumpu ) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka . According to the Brookings Institution , Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million , and 752,993 in the city proper . It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination . It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , the legislative capital of Sri Lanka and Dehiwala - Mount Lavinia . Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of , and a suburb of , Colombo . It is also the administrative capital of Western Province , Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District . Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins . It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982 . </P>
colombo is in which state of sri lanka
colombo is in which state of sri lanka
Western Province
Western Province