Listings
Our directory + OpenStreetMap places · 30 Oct 2026; OSM extract 28 Oct 2026
- Galle
- 287
- Matara
- 263
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Retail & Distribution: 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
- 2.62
- Matara
- 3.14
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 retail shops
DCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024
- Galle
- 2,943
- Matara
- 3,792
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
Producers & makersupstream 104
Wholesale & distributionupstream 3none yet
Freight & couriersupstream 33
Shops & supermarketscore 268239
Payments & bankingdownstream 10284
Delivery to customersdownstream none yetnone yet
"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
- Galle 4 Gravets 85
- Hikkaduwa 54
- Ambalangoda 40
- Habaraduwa 24
- Bope-Poddala 14
- Baddegama 11
- Bentota 11
- Elpitiya 10
- Akmeemana 8
- Balapitiya 6
- Rathgama 5
- Imaduwa 4
- Karandeniya 4
- Thawalama 4
- Niyagama 2
- Madampagama 1
- Neluwa 1
- Yakkalamulla 1
Matara
- Kaburupitiya 86
- Weligama 60
- Matara Four Gravets 59
- Hakmana 27
- Dikwella 7
- Kotapola 6
- Akuressa 4
- Devinuwara 4
- Malimbada 2
- Pitabaddara 2
- Thihagoda 2
- Athuraliya 1
- Kirinda Puhulwella 1
- Mulatiyana 1
- Welipitiya 1