North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (Sinhala: උතුරු මැද පළාතUturumæda Paḷāta, Tamil: வட மத்திய மாகாணம்Vada Mattiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 10,472 km, making it the largest province by area, and a population of 1,266,663, making it the 3rd least populated province. Anuradhapura is the capital city of the province.