Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Babban birnin Sri Lanka" shine kawai babban birni da cibiyar gudanarwa na tsibirin tsibirin Sri Lanka. Kamar yadda na sani yanke hukunci a cikin 2021, babban birnin Sri Lanka na yanzu shine Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, wanda kuma ana kiransa da Kotte kawai ko Colombo (saboda kusancinsa da babban birnin Colombo).
