Loodeprovints

Põhja-Lääne provints koosneb kahest halduspiirkonnast, nimelt Kurunegala ja Puttalam. Provintsi pealinn on Kurunegala, mille elanike arv on 28 571. Provints on tuntud oma kookospähklipõldude poolest. Teised olulised linnad selles provintsis on Chilaw (24 712) ja Puttalam (45 661), mõlemad on väikesed kalurikülad. Enamus provintsi elanikest on singali. Puttalami ümbruses on märkimisväärne Sri Lanka mooride vähemus ning Udappuwas ja Munneswaramas elavad Sri Lanka tamilid. Kalapüük, krevettide kasvatamine ja kummipõllud on piirkonna teised olulised tööstusharud. Provintsi pindala on 7 888 km² ja elanike arv 2 184 136. Kliima on troopiline, kuiv hooaeg on selgelt eristatav ja temperatuurid on keskmiselt 20 °C jaanuaris ja 25 °C märtsis. Provintsi lõunaosa on niiskem, aastane sademete hulk on 2000 mm, kuid provintsi põhjaosa on üks Sri Lanka kuivemaid piirkondi, kus keskmine aastane sademete hulk on 1100 mm.

Provints on täis arheoloogilisi paiku, olles olnud nelja Sri Lanka keskaja kuningriigi asupaik XII sajandi keskpaigast XIV sajandi keskpaigani. Välisinvasiivide tõttu peavad Sri Lanka kuningad kolima pealinnasid, kuid ehitasid siiski muljetavaldavaid kindluseid piirkondades nagu Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa ja Kurunegala. Nende kindluste, paleede, buddistlike templite ja kloostrite muljetavaldavad jäänused pakuvad külastajatele hingematvaid vaateid.

Provintsis on ka teisi iidseid budistlikke kaljutemplid, mis pärinevad enamasti 1. sajandist eKr, seinamaalingute ja laemaalingute, hiiglaslike Buddha-kujud, kivikirjade ja skulptuuridega, mis ulatuvad varakeskaegsest perioodist 18. sajandini.

Indoneesia ookeani sillerdavate siniste lainete ja maaliliste troopiliste laguunide ääres on provintsis pikk kuldsete laialivalguvate päikeselainetega randade joon. Need rannad ulatuvad lõunas Waikkalist kuni Holland Bay-ni Puttalami piirkonnas.

Mõned provintsi parimad rannakuurordid on Marawila, Talawila, Kalpitiya ja Waikkal. Need rannad pakuvad sageli lisaboonusena laguun või jõeäärset ala ning on suurepärased paigad püsivateks rannapuhkusteks. Mõned rannakuurordid pakuvad ka võimalust vaadata veealuseid korallimaailmu Kandakuliya ja Karaitivu lähedal. Paljud kalurikülad asuvad rannikualadel.

  • The most densely populated province of Sri Lanka, the Western Province which is 3,593 km2 in extent is home to the country’s legislative capital Sri Jayewardenepura. It is also home to the country’s commercial hub, Colombo.

    Western Province 

  • The Central Province is located in the central hills of Sri Lanka comprising of three administrative districts: Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya. The land area of the province is 5,575 km2 which is 8.6% of the total land area of Sri Lanka.

    Central Province 

  • The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of three districts: Galle, Matara and Hambantota. Farming and fishing are the main sources of income for the vast majority of the people in this region.

    Southern Province 

  • The Uva Province consists of two districts: Badulla and Moneragala while the capital of the province is Badulla. Uva is bordered by the Eastern, Southern and Central provinces.

    Uva Province 

  • Sabaragamuwa is yet another province of Sri Lanka, located in the south-central region of the island and is comprised of two administrative districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle.

    Sabaragamuwa Province 

  • North Western Province is comprised of two administrative districts viz. Kurunegala and Puttalam. The provincial capital is Kurunegala that has a population of 28,571. The province is well known for its coconut plantations.

    North Western Province 

  • The largest province of Sri Lanka, located in the dry zone being 10,714 km2 in extent, the North Central Province that consists of two administrative districts viz. Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa,

    North Central Province 

  • The Northern Province is located in the north of Sri Lanka just 35 km from India. It has a land area of 8,884 km’. The province is surrounded by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to the west, Palk Strait to the north west, the Bay of Bengal to the north and east and the Eastern, North Central and North Western provinces to the south.

    Northern Province 

  • Another province of Sri Lanka mostly known for its golden beaches and the natural harbour, the Eastern Province which is 9,996 km2 in extent consists of three administrative districts namely Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara.

    Eastern Province 

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