Listings
Our directory · 30 Oct 2026
- Galle
- 227
- Matara
- 219
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Construction & Building Materials: Galle vs Matara
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Low counts can mean low coverage in our data, not fewer businesses on the ground. Official counts come from government sources and are the better guide to size.
Listings per 10,000 people
Listings ÷ DCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 population · 2024
- Galle
- 2.07
- Matara
- 2.61
Population
DCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 · 2024
- Galle
- 1,097,372
- Matara
- 837,889
Registered business places (all)
DCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024
- Galle
- 13,365
- Matara
- 15,616
Registered building material shops
DCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024
- Galle
- 544
- Matara
- 562
Opportunities (any status)
Our opportunities register · checked 30 Oct 2026
- Galle
- 9
- Matara
- 9
Whole sector; records open to any sector are not counted.
Supply-chain coverage
Supply-chain file (curated by Backend team) + our listings · 30 Oct 2026; listings 30 Oct 2026
Step GalleMatara
Cement, timber & metal makersupstream 61
Hardware & building materialsupstream 1518
Fuel & powerupstream 3236
Plant hire & haulageupstream none yetnone yet
Contractorscore 212201
Plumbing & electrical fit-outdownstream 63
Hotels & guest housesdownstream 836366
Factories & industrial zonesdownstream 61
"none yet" means no listings in our data for that step, a coverage gap rather than an absence. See the chain →
Listings by DS division
Our directory, by DS division · 30 Oct 2026
Galle
- Elpitiya 34
- Galle 4 Gravets 33
- Akmeemana 19
- Bope-Poddala 17
- Niyagama 9
- Rathgama 8
- Ambalangoda 7
- Bentota 7
- Baddegama 6
- Balapitiya 6
- Karandeniya 6
- Habaraduwa 5
- Nagoda 5
- Neluwa 5
- Gonapinuwala 3
- Hikkaduwa 3
- Imaduwa 3
- Wanduramba 3
- Thawalama 2
- Welivitiya-Divitura 1
- Yakkalamulla 1
Matara
- Matara Four Gravets 38
- Kaburupitiya 22
- Thihagoda 20
- Hakmana 15
- Akuressa 13
- Dikwella 11
- Kotapola 11
- Weligama 11
- Devinuwara 8
- Mulatiyana 7
- Malimbada 5
- Pasgoda 2
- Pitabaddara 2
- Welipitiya 2