Matara may refer to:

Places Peru Matara District, Cajamarca, Cajamarca Province, Peru , Cangallo Province, Peru

Sri Lanka Matara, Sri Lanka, a city on the coast of Southern Province Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Matara fort, built in 1560 by the Portuguese on a promontory which separates the Niwala Ganga lagoon from the ocean Matara railway station, Sri Lanka

Other places Matara, Eritrea, an archaeological site near Senafe

Other uses Matara (Martian crater) Matara Bodhiya, a sacred fig tree in Matara, Sri Lanka Matara SC, a Sri Lankan football club Matara Sports Club, a first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka

See also Matra (disambiguation) Matar (disambiguation)