Negombo

Negombo මීගමුව நீர்கொழும்பு
City
Nickname(s):  Punchi Romaya (Little Rome), Meepura (City of Bees)
Motto(s):  "Unity Peace and Concord" (සමගිය සාමය සහ.එකඟතාවය)
Negombo Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 7°12′40″N 79°50′19″E / 7.21111°N 79.83861°E / 7.21111; 79.83861
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Gampaha
Division	Negombo
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Negombo Municipal Council
• Mayor	Dayan Lanza, (UPFA)
• Deputy Mayor	M. S. M. Sakawulla, (UPFA)
Area
• Urban	30 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
• Metro	34 km2 (13.12 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population
• Ethnic groups	Sinhalese Sri Lankan Tamils Sri Lankan Moors Sri Lankan Malays Burghers and Sri Lankan Chinese
Demonym	Negombians
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal code	11500
Area code	031

Negombo (Sinhala: මීගමුව, romanized: Mīgamuva, Tamil: நீர்கொழும்பு, romanized: Nīrkoḻumpu), also known as Punchi Romaya (Little Rome), is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in the Western Province, 38 km (24 mi) from Colombo via the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway and the nearest major city from the Bandaranaike International Airport (about 9 km distance).

Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and the administrative centre of Negombo Division. Negombo has a population of about 142,136 within its divisional secretariat division.^[1] Negombo municipal boundary is fully extended throughout its Divisional Secretariat area.

Negombo is known for its long sandy beaches and centuries old fishing industry. Negombo has a large bilingual (Sinhala/Tamil) population with a clear Roman Catholic majority.