Galle (Sinhalese:ගාල්ල;Tamil:காலி) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119km from Colombo. Galle is the administrative capital of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the district capital of Galle District. Galle is the fifth largest city in Sri Lanka after the capital Colombo, Kandy, Jaffna and Negombo.