Provintsid

Sri Lankal on provintsid esimese tasandi haldusüksused ning neil on oluline roll riigi valitsemisstruktuuris. Need loodi algselt Briti võimude poolt 1833. aastal koloniaalajastul, mil riik oli tuntud nime all Tseilon. Järgneva sajandi jooksul viidi enamik haldusvolitusi siiski järk-järgult üle ringkondadele, mis kujunesid teise tasandi haldusüksusteks. 20. sajandi keskpaigaks olid provintsid suuresti kaotanud oma haldusliku tähtsuse ning taandunud tseremoniaalseks üksuseks.

See olukord muutus märkimisväärselt 1987. aastal, kui võeti vastu 1978. aasta põhiseaduse 13. muudatus, vastuseks kasvavatele detsentraliseerimisnõudmistele. See muudatus taastas provintsid kui riigi poliitilise süsteemi olulise osa, luues provintsinõukogud. Need nõukogud kehtestati India–Sri Lanka kokkuleppe raames, et leevendada etnilisi pingeid ja anda suurem kohalik autonoomia, eriti sellistes piirkondades nagu põhja- ja idaprovints. Selle tulemusena on igal provintsil nüüd oma nõukogu, millel on volitused olulistes valdkondades, nagu haridus, tervishoid ja taristu.

Praegu on Sri Lanka jagatud üheksaks provintsiks: lääne-, kesk-, lõuna-, ida-, põhja-, loode-, põhja-kesk-, Sabaragamuwa ja Uva provintsiks. Iga provints annab ainulaadse panuse riigi majandusse ja kultuuri – alates linnastunud lääneprovintsist, kuhu kuulub ka kaubanduslik pealinn Colombo, kuni põhja-kesk- ja Uva provintsi maapiirkondade ning põllumajanduslike südameteni. Need provintsid ei peegelda mitte ainult Sri Lanka geograafilist mitmekesisust, vaid toimivad ka detsentraliseeritud valitsemise raamistikuna, edendades kohalikku arengut ja säilitades samal ajal riigi ühtsuse.

  • 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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