Below the provinces Sri Lanka is divided into 25 administrative districts. Each administered under a District Secretariat. These 25 Administrative Districts are respectively: This article is about political regions. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ...

• Western (Colombo)

1. Colombo District 642 sq.km
2. Gampaha District 1,393 sq.km
3. Kalutara District 1,606 sq.km

• Central (Kandy)

1. Kandy District 2,365 sq.km
2. Matale District 1,987 sq.km
3. Nuwara Eliya District 1,228 sq.km

• Southern (Galle)

1. Galle District 1,673 sq.km
2. Matara District 1,246 sq.km
3. Hambantota District 2,593 sq.km

• North Western (Kurunegala)

1. Kurunegala District 4,771 sq.km
2. Puttalam District 2,976 sq.km

• North Central (Anuradhapura)

1. Anuradhapura District 7,128 sq.km
2. Polonnaruwa District 3,403 sq.km

• Uva (Badulla)

1. Badulla District 2,818 sq.km
2. Moneragala District 7,133 sq.km

• Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura)

1. Ratnapura District 3,237 sq.km
2. Kegalle District 1,663 sq.km

• North Eastern (Trincomalee)

1. Jaffna District 1,114 sq.km
2. Mannar District 1,963 sq.km
3. Mullaitivu District 1,580 sq.km
4. Vavuniya District 2,642 sq.km
5. Kilinochchi District 1,171 sq.km
6. Batticaloa District 2,463 sq.km
7. Trincomalee District 2,616 sq.km
8. Ampara District 2,984 sq.km

The western province is the most densely populated part of Sri Lanka. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: [2] Location [[Image:|250px||Location of Colombo]] Government Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Prassanna Gunawardena (United National Party) Geographical characteristics Area Total 14. ... Colombo is a district of Sri Lanka. ... Kalutara is a district of Sri Lanka. ... The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. ... The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy Kandy (the Sacred City of Kandy) is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka. ... The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. ... View of the city from the sea side Galle (?? in Sinhala; காலி in Tamil) (pronounced as one syllable, rhyming with Gaul in English or Ga Le pronounced as two syllables in Sinhala) is a town situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 116km from Colombo. ... Galle is a district of Sri Lanka. ... North Western Province, or Wayamba Province as it is known in Sri Lanka is a province of Sri Lanka. ... Kurunegala is the capital of the North Western Province in Sri Lanka. ... North Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka. ... // Name Anuradhapura, (அனுராதபுரம் in Tamil) is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, world famous for its well preserved ruins of the Great Sri Lankan Civilization. ... Uva Province, Sri Lanka Uva is Sri Lankas second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. ... Badulla (?? in Sinhala; பதுளை in Tamil) is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. ... Sabaragamuwa is a province of Sri Lanka, and contains two main cities: Ratnapura and Kegalle. ... Ratnapura (?? in Sinhala; இரத்தினபுரி in Tamil) (meaning The city of gems in Sinhala & Tamil) is the chief town in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. ... North Eastern Province The North Eastern Province of Sri Lanka is the merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka into a single province. ... Bay of Trincomalee (View from Temple) Trincomalee North East city of Sri Lanka. ...

See also

• Provinces of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is divided into eight provinces for the purposes of local governance. ...

External links

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