The current legislative capital of
Sri Lanka is
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and the executive and judicial capital is
Colombo. Over the course of the island's history, the national capital has been in several locations other than Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the following is a list of cities which have historically served as the
capital city of Sri Lanka and its predecessor states.
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