Sri Lanka
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Sri Lanka. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Sri Lanka codes
Need Sri Lanka (LK) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 34 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Sri Lanka. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Sri Lanka from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (34)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Sri Lanka. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| LK-52 | Ampara | district |
| LK-71 | Anuradhapura | district |
| LK-81 | Badulla | district |
| LK-51 | Batticaloa | district |
| LK-2 | Central Province | province |
| LK-11 | Colombo | district |
| LK-5 | Eastern Province | province |
| LK-31 | Galle | district |
| LK-12 | Gampaha | district |
| LK-33 | Hambantota | district |
| LK-41 | Jaffna | district |
| LK-13 | Kalutara | district |
| LK-21 | Kandy | district |
| LK-92 | Kegalla | district |
| LK-42 | Kilinochchi | district |
| LK-61 | Kurunegala | district |
| LK-43 | Mannar | district |
| LK-22 | Matale | district |
| LK-32 | Matara | district |
| LK-82 | Monaragala | district |
| LK-45 | Mullaittivu | district |
| LK-7 | North Central Province | province |
| LK-6 | North Western Province | province |
| LK-4 | Northern Province | province |
| LK-23 | Nuwara Eliya | district |
| LK-72 | Polonnaruwa | district |
| LK-62 | Puttalam | district |
| LK-91 | Ratnapura | district |
| LK-9 | Sabaragamuwa Province | province |
| LK-3 | Southern Province | province |
| LK-53 | Trincomalee | district |
| LK-8 | Uva Province | province |
| LK-44 | Vavuniya | district |
| LK-1 | Western Province | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 LK, alpha-3 LKA, and numeric 144. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Sri Lanka have?
- CountriesDB lists 34 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Sri Lanka (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Sri Lanka country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Sri Lanka, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Sri Lanka in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Sri Lanka (LK) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.