Hambantota International Port

The Hambantota International Port is a deep water port in , Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports. Opened in 2010, it is Sri Lanka's second largest port, after .
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  • Type: Port
  • Description: Port of Shrilanka
  • Also known as: “Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hambantota.

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is the main city in , , . This area was hit hard by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and underwent a number of major development projects including the construction of a new sea port and international airport finished in 2013.

Hambantota International Port

Latitude
6.11944° or 6° 7′ 10″ north
Longitude
81.10806° or 81° 6′ 29″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6MR34495+Q6
Geo­Names ID
11594160
Wiki­data ID
Q6729657
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Hambantota International Port” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميناء هامبانتوتا”
  • Asturian: “Puertu Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa”
  • Bengali: “মগমপুর মাহিন্দ রাজাপক্ষে বন্দর”
  • Bhojpuri: “मागमपुरा महिंदा राजपक्षे बंदरगाह”
  • Bhojpuri: “हंबनटोटा बंदरगाह”
  • Chinese: “漢班托塔港”
  • French: “Port de Hambantota”
  • Hindi: “हम्बनटोटा अन्तरराष्ट्रीय पत्तन”
  • Indonesian: “Pelabuhan Hambantota”
  • Italian: “Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port”
  • Italian: “Porto di Hambantota”
  • Japanese: “ハンバントタ港”
  • Japanese: “マガンプラ・マヒンダ・ラージャパクサ港”
  • Malayalam: “ഹമ്പൻടോട്ട അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര തുറമുഖം”
  • Sinhala: “මාගම්පුර මහින්ද රාජපක්‍ෂ වරාය”
  • Sinhala: “මාගම්පුර වරාය”
  • Sinhala: “රුහුණු මාගම්පුර ජාත්‍යන්තර වරාය”
  • Sinhala: “හම්බන්තොට වරාය”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa”
  • Tamil: “அம்பாந்தோட்டை பன்னாட்டு துறைமுகம்”
  • Thai: “ท่าเรือมาคัมปุระ มหินทะ ราชปักษะ”
  • Urdu: “ماگھم پورا ماہندا راجا پاکسا بندرگاہ”
  • “मागमपुरा महिंदा राजपक्षे बंदरगाह”

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Nearby Places

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