Kandy

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#987

Global Rank

1.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

7.6%


Share

Sri Lanka • South Asia • Language power

Population
1.5M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
1,780 km² (687 mi²)
Density
843/km² (2,184/mi²)

Primary city Kandy

State / province Central (Madhyama)

Language Sinhala

Kandy metro area

7.29, 80.63
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues1 venue

Test Cricket

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Pallekele

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

T20 Cricket • Lanka Premier League

1× Lanka Premier League title

Kandy Falcons

Kandy

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Kandy, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Kandy Falcons
2023· 2023-08-20

Languages of Kandy

Sinhala first in Central (Madhyama); 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoSinhala
AdministrativeSinhala
NationalSinhala
NationalTamil
English reach, Central (Madhyama)
10%
Tier 3 country

Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1695

University of Peradeniya

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka