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Provinces of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is divided into eight provinces for the purposes of local governance. Each province is administered by a directly elected Provincial Council. In this eight-province scheme, the provinces are (capitals in parentheses):

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Map of Sri Lanka
  1. Western (Colombo)
  2. Central (Kandy)
  3. Southern (Galle)
  4. North Western (Kurunegala)
  5. North Central (Anuradhapura)
  6. Uva (Badulla)
  7. Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura)
  8. North Eastern (Trincomalee)


The North Eastern province consist of the Northern and Eastern provinces which have been merged since 1988


See also

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