Regions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is made up of 9 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Sri Lanka. Information on all primary administrative regions in Sri Lanka.

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Primary administrative regions in Sri Lanka

There are 9 regions in Sri Lanka in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Sri Lanka
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Western Western Province1.5,821,710Colombo Colombo648,034
Northern Province Northern Province2.1,058,762Jaffna Jaffna169,102
Central Central Province3.2,558,716Kandy Kandy111,701
Eastern Province Eastern Province4.1,500,000Trincomalee Trincomalee108,420
Southern Southern Province5.2,464,732Galle Galle93,118
North Central North Central Province6.1,259,567Anuradhapura Anuradhapura60,943
Sabaragamuwa Sabaragamuwa Province7.1,918,880Ratnapura Ratnapura47,832
Uva Province of Uva8.1,259,800Badulla Badulla47,587
North Western North Western Province9.2,370,075Kurunegala Kurunegala28,571