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Central Province, Sri Lanka
The Central Province ( si, මධ්යම පළාත ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ta, மத்திய மாகாணம் ''Madhdhiya Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. (The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils.) The Central Province is primarily in the central mountainous terrain of Sri Lanka. It is the 6th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million people. It is bordered by North Central Province to the north, Uva Province to the east, North Western Province to the west and Sabaragamuwa Province to the south and west. The province's capital is Kandy. The cities of Matale and Nuwara Eliya are in the Central Province. The province is famous for its production of Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E)
Bowala may refer to: * Bowala (7°16'N 80°37'E) Bowala may refer to: * Bowala (7°16'N 80°37'E) * Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E) * Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E) {{disambig, place ... * Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E) * Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E) {{disambig, place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E)
Bowala may refer to: * Bowala (7°16'N 80°37'E) * Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E) Bowala may refer to: * Bowala (7°16'N 80°37'E) Bowala may refer to: * Bowala (7°16'N 80°37'E) * Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E) * Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E) {{disambig, place ... * Bowala (7°9'N 80°43'E) * Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E) {{di ... * Bowala (7°10'N 80°34'E) {{disambig, place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
