The North Province of Sri Lanka is the merger of the Northern province of Sri Lanka into a single province.

The North Province (NP) is an artificial entity formed as an outcome of the Indo-Lanka Pact signed between Rajiv Gandhi and Junius Richard Jayewardene. The first chief minister of the NP was Varatharaja Perumal, an ex-lecturer of the Jaffna University Economics Department. The short lived provincial council was sacked by President Premadasa to satisfy the demands of LTTE. // Rājiv Ratna Gāndhī (Devanāgarī: राजीव रतन गान्धी, IPA: ) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 9th Prime Minister of India (and the 3rd from their family) from his mothers death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2... Junius Richard Jayewardene (September 17, 1906 November 1, 1996) was a Sri Lankan politician. ... University of Jaffna // [edit] Overview Jaffna University has two campuses. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tamil Tigers emblem The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is a military and political organization that has waged a violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan Government since the 1970s in order to secure independence for the Tamil portions of Sri Lanka. ...

North Eastern province is divided into 8 districts:

• Jaffna District 1,114 km²
• Kilinochchi District 1,171 km²
• Mannar District 1,963 km²
• Mullaitivu District 1,580 km²
• Vavuniya District 2,642 km²

The governors of the NP were mostly retired Army officers. The only civilian governor was former actor Gamini Fonseka. This article needs cleanup. ...

Jaffna is the capital of the NP and the location of the Provincial Government and Provincial Departments. Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம் in Tamil meaning யாழ்=harp, பாணம்=town of harper, යාපනය in Sinhala) the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. ...

See also

• Former Northern Province
• Former Eastern Province
• Provinces of Sri Lanka
• Districts of Sri Lanka

Northern Province is a province of Sri Lanka. ... Eastern Province is a province of Sri Lanka. ... Sri Lanka is divided into eight provinces for the purposes of local governance. ... Below the provinces Sri Lanka is divided into 25 administrative districts. ...

Provinces Of Sri Lanka
Central | North Central | North Eastern | North Western | Sabaragamuwa | Southern | Uva | Western

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. ... North Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka. ... Wayamba Province in Sri Lanka North Western Province, or Wayamba as it is known in Sri Lanka is a province of Sri Lanka. ... Sabaragamuwa is a province of Sri Lanka, and contains two main cities: Ratnapura and Kegalle. ... The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. ... Uva Province, Sri Lanka Uva is Sri Lankas second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. ... The western province is the most densely populated part of Sri Lanka. ...

External links

• Provinces of Sri Lanka at Statoids
• North Provincial Council website
• Cities in North Province

Coordinates: 8°15′N 81°20′E Statoids. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...