Central Province, Sri Lanka

මධ්‍යම පළාත
மத்திய மாகாணம்
මධ්‍යම පළාත; மத்திய மாகாணம்
Province
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	Location within Sri Lanka
	Coordinates: 7°20′N 80°45′E / 7.333°N 80.750°ECoordinates: 7°20′N 80°45′E / 7.333°N 80.750°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Created	1833
Admitted	14 November 1987
Capital	Kandy
Largest City	Kandy
Government
• Governor	Tikiri Kobbekaduwa
• Chief Minister	Sarath Ekanayake
Area
• Total	5,674 km2 (2,191 sq mi)
• Rank	6th (8.63% of total area)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	2,558,716
• Rank	2nd (12.97% of total pop.)
• Density	450.95/km2 (1,167.97/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product (2010)
• Total	Rs 465 billion
• Rank	4th (9.6% of total)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-2
Official Languages	Sinhala, Tamil
Website	cpcouncil.net

The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Madhyama Palata, Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம் <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Malaiyakam Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. It is located in the central mountainous area of the island. It is the sixth largest province by area. About 2.5 million people live here. The border of this province are North Central Province on the North, Uva Province on the East, North Western Province on the West and Sabaragamuwa Province on the South and West. The province's capital is Kandy.