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Shops, supermarkets and distributors

Retail & DistributionRetail Intelligence

Supermarkets, shops, pharmacies, hardware and vehicle dealers in Galle and Matara, from OpenStreetMap and our directory.

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Counts are places named in our data for Galle and Matara; open one to drill down.

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Vegetable shop in Kandy

Supermarkets & Grocery

219 listed in Galle & Matara

Supermarkets, convenience stores, bakeries and general shops named on OpenStreetMap in Galle and Matara.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Garment workers at a factory in Sri Lanka

Clothing, Shoes & Jewellery

115 listed in Galle & Matara

Clothing, shoe, jewellery, gift and sports shops named on OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Shop fronts on a building in Kandy

Electronics, Furniture & Books

77 listed in Galle & Matara

Phone, electronics, computer, furniture, book and stationery shops named on OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Shops and traffic on a street in downtown Kandy

Pharmacies

32 listed in Galle & Matara

Pharmacies and chemists named on OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Machinery on the floor of Blue Field tea factory, Sri Lanka

Vehicles, Parts & Tyres

31 listed in Galle & Matara

Vehicle dealers, spare parts, tyre and bicycle shops named on OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Village shop at Etkandura, Sri Lanka

Hardware & Building Materials

33 listed in Galle & Matara

The hardware stores and building-material dealers listed under construction, shown here as retailers too.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Vegetable stall in Kandy

Produce, Seafood & Gas Shops

40 listed in Galle & Matara

Produce, seafood and tea shops (agriculture) and LP gas and electrical shops (energy), shown here as retailers too.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

 Workers packing tea at Blue Field Tea Gardens, Sri Lanka

Wholesale & Distribution

3 listed in Galle & Matara

Wholesalers, trade counters and distributors. OpenStreetMap tags few of them, so this list is thin.

OpenStreetMap and our directory · 28 Oct 2026

Retail businesses in Galle & Matara

550 listed in the pilot districts: 287 in Galle and 263 in Matara. Pick a sub-sector to drill into districts, DS divisions and businesses.

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Official counts for the same districts
GalleMatara
PopulationDCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 · 20241,097,372837,889
Registered business placesDCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 202413,36515,616
Registered retail shopsDCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 20242,9433,792

A few listings

Named places on OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract of 28 Oct 2026, and exporters listed by the Export Development Board. Not a full count of businesses.

Supply chain in Galle & Matara

Who supplies the sector, and who it supplies. Counts are listings in our directory and OpenStreetMap data for the two districts; open a step to drill down.

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  3. Downstream services

    • Payments & banking

      Banks and money transfer used by shops and customers.

      186 listed Galle 102 · Matara 84

      Banks 184Money Exchange & Transfer 2
    • Delivery to customers

      Home delivery and last-mile couriers.

      No listings in our data yet

Chain curated by Backend team (2026-10-30). "No listings in our data yet" marks a gap in our coverage, not an absence of businesses.

Shops and distributors on the map

Named places on OpenStreetMap in the pilot districts, by DS division. Open Galle or Matara to see each place.

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Map of Sri Lanka's districts shaded by the number of shops and distributors mapped on OpenStreetMap in Galle and Matara; other districts are coming soon.Jaffna: coming soonKilinochchi: coming soonMannar: coming soonMullaittivu: coming soonVavuniya: coming soonHambantota: coming soonAmpara: coming soonAnuradhapura: coming soonBadulla: coming soonBatticaloa: coming soonMonaragala: coming soonPolonnaruwa: coming soonColombo: coming soonGampaha: coming soonKalutara: coming soonKegalla: coming soonKurunegala: coming soonPuttalam: coming soonRatnapura: coming soonKandy: coming soonMatale: coming soonNuwara Eliya: coming soonTrincomalee: coming soon

District outlines: geoBoundaries gbOpen LKA ADM2 boundaryID LKA-ADM2-46371173 (build Dec 2023, file commit 9469f09). Original geometry: OpenStreetMap and Wambacher, ODbL 1.0. Simplified in this repository for display. Not a legal boundary. DS division outlines: Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA COD-AB v03 (CC BY-IGO 3.0), simplified for display. Not legal boundaries.