南部省

斯里兰卡南部省是一个小型地理区域,由三个行政区组成:加勒(Galle)、马塔拉和汉班托塔。农业和捕鱼是该地区绝大多数人主要的收入来源。南部省的重要地标包括野生动物保护区;雅拉(Yala)、卢努加姆韦赫拉(Lunugamvehera)和布达拉(Bundala)国家公园。位于安巴兰托塔的乌桑戈达(Ussangoda)具有史前联系,可俯瞰海滩和大海,并且毗邻提萨马哈拉玛(Tissamaharama)、基林达(Kirinda)和加勒等古老城市。在葡萄牙时期,有两位著名的僧伽罗诗人:来自迪克韦拉(Dickwella)的安达雷(Andare)和来自马塔拉区丹尼皮蒂亚(Denipitiya)的加贾曼·诺娜(Gajaman Nona),他们创作关于普通人的诗歌。

加勒区北以本塔拉河(Bentara River)为界,南部和西部临印度洋,东部与马塔拉及拉特纳普拉区相邻。加勒区的地形多样。欣尼杜马(Hiniduma Pattuwa)的气候条件与斯里兰卡中部丘陵区非常相似。该地区由雨林组成,是加勒区大多数河流和湖泊的集水区,其中之一是锡哈拉贾森林保护区(Sinharaja Forest Reserve)。加勒区位于温带气候区,年降雨量在2000至2500毫米之间。“金甘加”河(Gin Ganga)起源于欣尼杜马的贡加拉山(Gongala Hill),其113公里(70英里)的长途流经内卢瓦(Neluwa)、塔瓦拉马(Thawalama)、纳戈达·巴德德加马(Nagoda Baddegama)和泰利卡达(Thelikada)等地区。该河滋养面积达922平方公里。河流长途奔流后注入金托塔(Gintota)的印度洋。马杜甘加河(Madhu Ganga)起源于波拉图康达(Polathukanda),在巴拉皮提亚注入大海。它有助于维持加勒区的生态平衡。

加勒堡和锡哈拉贾森林保护区被联合国教科文组织宣布为世界遗产地。坎内利亚和希亚雷森林保护区位于加勒区。

马塔拉区被风景优美的海岸带环绕,拥有丰富的自然美景。这里拥有光荣的历史,是位于加勒和汉班托塔之间的肥沃地区。它包括锡哈拉贾雨林和许多迷人的瀑布。马塔拉区的气候属于低地的湿润带。这种气候模式与全岛的一般气候条件类似。

汉班托塔区位于斯里兰卡的东南海岸。该区首府汉班托塔是盐生产中心。其他主要城镇包括唐加勒、安巴兰托塔、提萨马哈拉玛和贝利阿塔(Beliatta)。

在1948年国家独立后现代化发展开始之前,该区的农业以旱作农业(Chena耕作)为主,并在部分未灌溉土地上种植水稻。在高地地区,还种植库拉坎(Kurakkan)及玉米等其他谷物。伦纳德·伍尔夫(Leonard Woolf)的《丛林村庄》(Village in the Jungle)提供了非常有趣且富有洞察力的记录。

  • 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