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
North Central North Central Province1.1,259,567Anuradhapura Anuradhapura60,943
Uva Province of Uva2.1,259,800Badulla Badulla47,587
Western Western Province3.5,821,710Colombo Colombo648,034
Southern Southern Province4.2,464,732Galle Galle93,118
Northern Province Northern Province5.1,058,762Jaffna Jaffna169,102
Central Central Province6.2,558,716Kandy Kandy111,701
North Western North Western Province7.2,370,075Kurunegala Kurunegala28,571
Sabaragamuwa Sabaragamuwa Province8.1,918,880Ratnapura Ratnapura47,832
Eastern Province Eastern Province9.1,500,000Trincomalee Trincomalee108,420