Regions in Sri Lanka
Please click on a region name for more information on this region.
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 |
Central Central Province | 1. | 2,558,716 | Kandy Kandy | 111,701 |
Eastern Province Eastern Province | 2. | 1,500,000 | Trincomalee Trincomalee | 108,420 |
North Central North Central Province | 3. | 1,259,567 | Anuradhapura Anuradhapura | 60,943 |
North Western North Western Province | 4. | 2,370,075 | Kurunegala Kurunegala | 28,571 |
Northern Province Northern Province | 5. | 1,058,762 | Jaffna Jaffna | 169,102 |
Sabaragamuwa Sabaragamuwa Province | 6. | 1,918,880 | Ratnapura Ratnapura | 47,832 |
Southern Southern Province | 7. | 2,464,732 | Galle Galle | 93,118 |
Uva Province of Uva | 8. | 1,259,800 | Badulla Badulla | 47,587 |
Western Western Province | 9. | 5,821,710 | Colombo Colombo | 648,034 |