Provinces of Sri Lanka
First-level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Provinces (Sinhala: පළාත, romanized: Paḷāta; Tamil: மாகாணம், romanized: Mākāṇam) are the first level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces. Each province is further divided into districts, which are further divided into divisional secretariats.
Province පළාත மாகாணம் | |
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Category | First level administrative division |
Location | Sri Lanka |
Created |
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Number | 9 |
Populations | 1,061,315–5,851,130 |
Areas | 3,684–10,472 km2 |
Government | |
Subdivisions |
The provinces were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century, most of the administrative functions of the provinces were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division of the country. By the middle of the 20th century, the provinces had become mostly ceremonial. This changed in 1987 when, following several decades of increasing demand for decentralization, the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils.[1][2]