Welcome to Matara city.

Welcome to Matara city.
Matara is situated in the southern province of Sri Lanka. Distance from Colombo is 160 kilometers. River Nilwala runs through the town and falls into the sea. The history of Matara dates back to the Anuradhapura period. Matara is full of natural scenic beauty, which is an attraction to the tourists.

The river Nilwala has fertilized the whole area where one can see the stretch of paddy fields and tea estates with plantation of spices also taking an important place. The sandy and safe beaches are an asset in this area where fishing industry too is flourishing providing a source of income and supply of fish. The combination of these multi faceted natural resources has made Matara a popular tourist resort. Matara city area with 8.8 square kilometers in extent. It is divided into fifteen wards or local units for the purpose of local administration. It has a population of about 76493 and the temperature is 30c.

This city can be considered as a centre in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Because the Southern Province consists of three districts and the city of Matara stands in between Galle and Hambantota which are the other districts of Southern Province. Prominent writers and patriotic leaders like Anagarika Dharmapala & Kumaratunga Munidasa hail from Matara and their service to the society and the nation is still remembered with much reverence. History provides sufficient evidence to prove that many reputed personalities from Matara had contributed greatly to the cause of Buddhism. Thank you very much for visiting this web page and hope you will visit Matara city and see for yourself the splendour of the city.
TODAY’S MATARA CITY

Today’s Matara consists of high buildings with
a lot of business activities with many reputed companies from Colombo having their branches in the city. The bus terminal facing the sea beach provides a lot of facilities for the passengers who come in and out of the city with state as well as private transport. MORE >

INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS

Traveling from Colombo to Matara can be made either by train or air conditioned buses. While there are only a limited number of trains, buses are available every half and hour. Both the journeys take about four hours. Matara is the last railway station where the railway lines end in the South. MORE >