Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (Tamil: வட மாகாணம் Vaṭakku Mākāṇam; Sinhala: උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The capital of the province is Jaffna. The Sri Lankan Civil War began in this province. It where most of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka live.[3]

Northern Province
வட மாகாணம்
උතුරු පළාත
Province
Sunset over a lagoon
Sunset over a lagoon
Flag of Northern Province
Flag
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Districts of the Northern Province
Districts of the Northern Province
Coordinates: 09°12′N 80°25′E
CountrySri Lanka
Created1 October 1833
Provincial council14 November 1987
CapitalJaffna
Largest CityVavuniya
Districts
List
Government
 • TypeProvincial council
 • BodyNorthern Provincial Council
 • GovernorMaj Gen G. A. Chandrasiri
 • Chief MinisterC. V. Vigneswaran
 • MPs
List
  • Selvam Adaikalanathan
  • Silvestri Alantine
  • Sivasakthy Ananthan
  • Risad Badhiutheen
  • Murugesu Chandrakumar
  • Douglas Devananda
  • Hunais Farook
  • Muthali Bawa Farook
  • Vijayakala Maheswaran
  • Vino Noharathalingam
  • Suresh Premachandran
  • E. Saravanapavan
  • Mavai Senathirajah
  • S. Sritharan
  • A. Vinayagamoorthy
Area
[1]
 • Total8,884 km2 (3,430 sq mi)
 • Land8,290 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd (13.54% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total1,058,762
 • Rank9th (5.22% of total pop.)
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
40000-45999
Telephone Codes021, 023, 024
ISO 3166 codeLK-4
Vehicle registrationNP
Official languagesTamil, Sinhala
FlowerKaanthal
TreeMaruthu
BirdSeven sisters
AnimalMale deer
WebsiteNorthern Provincial Council

Provinces in Sri Lanka were created in the 19th century. Provincial councils were created in 1987 by a change to the Constitution.[4][5] Between 1988 and 2006 the Northern Province and the Eastern Province were temporarily put together to make the North Eastern Province.

Districts

References
  1. "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. "A trip to Sri Lanka's Tamil country". BBC News. 22 August 2009.
  4. "Provinces of Sri Lanka". Statoids.
  5. "Provincial Councils". Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

Other websites


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.