Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
province of Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province (Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The capital of the province is Trincomalee.
Eastern Province
கிழக்கு மாகாணம் නැගෙනහිර පළාත | |
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 Fishing boats on Batticaloa Lagoon | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 07°55′N 81°30′E / 7.917°N 81.500°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Created | 1 October 1833 |
| Provincial council | 14 November 1987 |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| Largest City | Kalmunai |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial council |
| • Body | Eastern Provincial Council |
| • Governor | R.Adm Mohan Wijewickrama |
| • Chief Minister | M. N. Abdul Majeed |
| • MPs | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 9,996 km2 (3,859 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9,361 km2 (3,614 sq mi) |
| • Water | 635 km2 (245 sq mi) 6.35% |
| • Rank | 2nd (15.24% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,551,381 |
| • Rank | 6th (7.66% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 30000-32999 |
| Telephone Codes | 026, 063, 065, 067 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-5 |
| Vehicle registration | EP |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
| Website | Eastern Provincial Council |
Provinces are the first level administrative division of the country. Provinces in Sri Lanka were created in the 19th century. Provincial councils were created in 1987 by a change to the Constitution.[3][4] Between 1988 and 2006 the Northern Province and the Eastern Province were temporarily put together to make the North Eastern Province.
The Eastern Province has an area of 9,996 square kilometres (3,859 sq mi).[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Provinces of Sri Lanka". Statoids.
- ↑ "Provincial Councils". Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
Other websites
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Media related to Eastern Province, Sri Lanka at Wikimedia Commons- Eastern Provincial Council
