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Central Province, Sri Lanka

Central Province, Sri Lanka
Administration
Full nameCentral Province
Native name 
 
Settlement typeProvince
CountrySri Lanka
Created1833
Admitted14 November 1987
Government
CapitalKandy
GovernorTikiri Kobbekaduwa
Chief MinisterSarath Ekanayake
Geography
Total Area2190.2 sq mi (5674 km2)
Area rank6th (8.63% of total area)
Demography
Total Population2423966 (2nd (12.97% of total pop.)) (2001)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
TotalRs 465 billion
Rank4th (9.6% of total)
Other information
Time zoneSri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
Official LanguagesSinhala, Tamil

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The Central Province ( Madhyama Palata, Malaiyakam Maakaanam) of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya.

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Lanka Business Online--State involvement and protection of domestic agriculture however pre-dates the creation of the -central- bank or the efforts of -Sri Lanka's- major political ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:53:09 GMT+00:00
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Sunday Times.lk--Initially the e-version of the Classified Directory of the -Central- and Uva Provinces will be made available. The Western -Province- Directory in electronic ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:13:24 GMT+00:00
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Sunday Observer--KGR Chaturanga (-Central Province-) 62.31 metres, 3. DGS Ranasinghe (Southern -Province-) 62.23 metres. GAMES: FIAT -Sri Lanka- the -Sri Lankan- partner of Italy's ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:43:09 GMT+00:00
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People's Daily Online--Police protection was called for at a university in -Sri Lanka's- North -Central Province- Tuesday following student unrest, officials said. ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:16:13 GMT+00:00
* Electricity for 33000 households in Sri Lanka's North Central Province - Colombo Page Tweet this news
Colombo Page--Oct 08, Colombo: -Sri Lankan- government plans to provide electricity to 33000 households in the North -Central Province-. Under the 4th phase of the Rural ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:09:38 GMT+00:00

Ethnicity :
Ethnic group Population %
Sinhala 1,584,100 65.35%
Sri Lankan Tamil 122,438 5.05%
Indian Tamil 482,945 19.92%
Sri Lankan Moor 223,076 9.20%
Burger 3,589 0.15%
other 7,818 0.32%
Total 2,423,966 100.00%

Districts :
+ Administrative Divisions of Central Province
district Capital Area (km2) Population
Kandy District Kandy 1,940 1,279,028
Matale District Matale 1,993 441,328
Nuwara Eliya District Nuwara Eliya 1,741 703,610

Largest Metropolitan Areas in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Cities :
Rank City Admin. District Pop. Rank City Admin. District Pop.
1 Kandy Kandy 119,186 7 Nawalapitiya Kandy 14,685
2 Dambulla Matale 75,290 8 Talawakele Nuwara Eliya 3,458
3 Matale Matale 39,869 9 Harispattuwa Kandy 1,690
4 Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 27,449 10 Kadugannawa Kandy 1,323
5 Gampola Kandy 26,481 11 Sigiriya Matale 1,068
6 Hatton Kandy 16,790
2009 estimate



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