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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 . The provinces were ...
Politics of Sri Lanka. Districts ( Sinhala: දිස්ත්රික්ක, romanized: Distrikka, Tamil: மாவட்டம், romanized: Māvaṭṭam) are the second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka, preceded by provinces. Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. [1]
A map of all Sri Lankan Provinces, Districts, and Divisional Secretary's Division. Districts are the second-level administrative divisions. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government.
At the time that Ceylon gained independence, Colombo was one of the two districts located in the Western Province. Parts of the district were transferred to newly created Gampaha District in September 1978. Geography. Colombo District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi).
Geography of Sri Lanka. / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81. Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea lanes. [1] The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and ...
Colombo English Name Native Name; 1 Colombo Fort: Kotuwa 2 Slave Island: Kompanyaweediya 3 Colpetty: Kollupitiya 4 Bambalapitiya; 5 Narahenpita, Havelock Town, Kirulapona North 6 Wellawatta, Pamankada, Kirulapona South 7 Cinnamon Garden: Kurunduwatte 8 Borella; 9 Dematagoda; 10 Maradana: 11 Pettah: Pitakotuwa 12 Hulftsdorp Aluthkade: 13 ...
Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). [1] The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south.
Politics of Sri Lanka. Provinces (black) are divided into districts (grey), which are further divided into divisional secretariats (white). These are then further divided into Grama Niladharis (not marked on the map). The districts are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats.