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Professional Services: 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

Our directory + OpenStreetMap places · 30 Oct 2026; OSM extract 28 Oct 2026

Galle
26
Matara
7

Listings per 10,000 people

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

Galle
0.24
Matara
0.08

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

Opportunities (any status)

Our opportunities register · checked 30 Oct 2026

Galle
0
Matara
0

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
Office spaceupstream 1none yet
Bankingupstream 10183
Professional firmscore 212
Contractorsdownstream 212201
Hotels & tourismdownstream 836366
Exportersdownstream 4315

"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 + OpenStreetMap places, by DS division · 30 Oct 2026; OSM extract 28 Oct 2026

Galle

  • Thawalama 10
  • Galle 4 Gravets 6
  • Bope-Poddala 4
  • Hikkaduwa 3
  • Akmeemana 1
  • Balapitiya 1
  • Bentota 1

Matara

  • Weligama 4
  • Matara Four Gravets 3