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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (Sinhala: වයඹ 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">Wayamba Palata, Tamil: வட மேல் 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">Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam are in North Western Province. Its capital city is Kurunegala.

වයඹ පළාත
வட மேல் மாகாணம்
Wayamba Province
Province
Flag of North Western Province
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Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Created1845
Admitted14 November 1987
CapitalKurunegala
Largest CityKurunegala
Government
 • GovernorThissa R Balalla
 • Chief MinisterDayasiri Jayasekara
Area
 • Total7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
 • Rank5th (11.89% of total area)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total2,370,075
 • Rank4th (11.61% of total pop.)
 • Density300.466/km2 (778.20/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
 (2010)[1]
 • TotalRs 495 billion
 • Rank2nd (10.3% of total)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-6
Official LanguagesSinhala, Tamil
Websitepriu.gov.lk

The only higher educational institute in the province is the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Districts

 
(1) Kurunegala and (2) Puttalam are the two districts that make up the North Western Province.

North Western Province is divided into 2 districts:

Settlements

Major cities
Big towns
Other towns

References

  1. ↑ :.News Line : North, East record highest GDP growth rate

Other websites

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