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Contractors: Galle vs Matara

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Contractors listings

Our directory · 31 Oct 2026

Galle
212
Matara
201

Listings per 10,000 people

Listings ÷ DCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 population · 2024

Galle
1.93
Matara
2.40

Population

DCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 · 2024

Galle
1,097,372
Matara
837,889

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 31 Oct 2026

Step GalleMatara
Cement, timber & metal makersupstream 51
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 · 31 Oct 2026

Galle

  • Elpitiya 34
  • Galle 4 Gravets 30
  • Akmeemana 17
  • Bope-Poddala 15
  • Niyagama 9
  • Rathgama 7
  • Ambalangoda 6
  • Baddegama 6
  • Balapitiya 6
  • Bentota 6
  • Karandeniya 6
  • Nagoda 5
  • Neluwa 5
  • Gonapinuwala 3
  • Habaraduwa 3
  • Wanduramba 3
  • Hikkaduwa 2
  • Thawalama 2
  • Imaduwa 1
  • Welivitiya-Divitura 1
  • Yakkalamulla 1

Matara

  • Matara Four Gravets 37
  • Thihagoda 20
  • Kaburupitiya 14
  • Akuressa 13
  • Dikwella 11
  • Hakmana 11
  • Kotapola 10
  • Devinuwara 8
  • Mulatiyana 7
  • Weligama 7
  • Malimbada 5
  • Pasgoda 2
  • Pitabaddara 2
  • Welipitiya 2