Regions in Sri Lanka
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You can sort the regions in Sri Lanka alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Sri Lanka
There are 9 regions in Sri Lanka in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Western Western Province | 1. | 5,821,710 | Colombo Colombo | 648,034 |
Northern Province Northern Province | 2. | 1,058,762 | Jaffna Jaffna | 169,102 |
Central Central Province | 3. | 2,558,716 | Kandy Kandy | 111,701 |
Eastern Province Eastern Province | 4. | 1,500,000 | Trincomalee Trincomalee | 108,420 |
Southern Southern Province | 5. | 2,464,732 | Galle Galle | 93,118 |
North Central North Central Province | 6. | 1,259,567 | Anuradhapura Anuradhapura | 60,943 |
Sabaragamuwa Sabaragamuwa Province | 7. | 1,918,880 | Ratnapura Ratnapura | 47,832 |
Uva Province of Uva | 8. | 1,259,800 | Badulla Badulla | 47,587 |
North Western North Western Province | 9. | 2,370,075 | Kurunegala Kurunegala | 28,571 |