Popular for both tourism and fishing. You can see tourists around the year. Negombo is the nearest town to the Katunayaka International Airport and many of the tourists stay here on their arrival or just before their departure. There is a lot to offer foreigners. You can see fish auctions and markets very famous for lobster, prawn and crabs. Many hotels, guest houses and restaurants.

You can see the admirable sunsets at the Palangaturai beach. You also can see fishermen pulling fishing nets to the shore and catamarans returning in the evenings after fishing during the day. The majority of the population is Catholic and Negombo is known as “Little Rome”. There are many churches in town.