Has Colombo always been the capital of Sri Lanka?
It is that no more, only the *commercial* capital. But it has been the capital between 1972, as the country name was changed from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and 1978. 1) “Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo 2) “Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (pronounced /ˌʃriːˈlɑːŋkə/, Sinhalese: ශ් රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon (/sɪˈlɒn/) before 1972 and as Taprobane (/təˈprɒbəni/) in ancient times) is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilome
