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Friday, 22 February 2008

Provinces and districts

Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces and 25 districts. Each province is administered by a directly-elected provincial council:
 ProvinceCapitalDistricts
1CentralKandyKandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya
2North CentralAnuradhapuraAnuradhapura, Polonnaruwa
3NorthernJaffnaJaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu, Alambil
4EasternTrincomaleeAmpara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee
5North WesternKurunegalaKurunagala, Puttalam
6SouthernGalleGalle, Hambanthota, Mathara
7UvaBadullaBadulla, Monaragala
8SabaragamuwaRatnapuraKegalle, Rathnapura
9WesternColomboColombo, Gampaha, Kaluthara

 

The districts are further subdivided into divisional secretariats, and these in turn to Grama Sevaka divisions

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 February 2008 )
 
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