City evidence profile
Vallipunam Population 1990
Sri Lanka 9.348696, 80.628058
1990 population · Estimate
58,536
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Sri Lanka · LKA
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 3,659 people per km² for 1990. The latest city land-area observation is 16.0 km² for 1990.
1990 density3,659people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 191,479 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1980 | 129,375 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1985 | 90,599 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1990 | 58,536 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
-0.7%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
20.5%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
77.7
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
21,756,000
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
3,659
1990 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
16.0
1990 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 1990 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 1990 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 1990 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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