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The Sabaragamuwa Province, (Sinhalese: සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Palata, Tamil: சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuwa Maakaanam) 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.[2][3] The Sabaragamuwa Province contains two districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya.
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Districts
Sabaragamuwa is divided into 2 districts:
- Kegalle District 1,693 km2 (654 sq mi)
- Ratnapura District 3,275 km2 (1,264 sq mi)
Municipal Council
Urban Council
Other Towns
- Belihuloya
- Eheliyagoda
- Kalawana
- Pelmadulla
- Nivitigala
- Kuruwita
- Mawanella
- Yatiyantota
- Aranayake
- Kahawatte
- Rakwana
- Imbulpe
- Deraniyagala
- Ruwanwella
- Warakapola
- Ayagama
- Ambepussa
- Galigomuwa
- Rambukkana
- Bulathkohupitiya
- Karawanella
- Kitulgala
- Godakawela
- Kolonne
- Opanayaka
- Panamure
- Kiriella
See also
References
- ^ :.News Line : North, East record highest GDP growth rate Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Provinces of Sri Lanka". Statoids.
- ^ "Provincial Councils". Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07.
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