Sri Lanka Provinces, Districts and Secretariats.

Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces,
further divided into 25 districts.

Each of Sri Lanka's provinces is administered by a directly-elected provincial council.

The Western Province (Orange) capital is Colombo and divided into the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kaluthara.

The Central Province (Pink) capital is Kandy and divided into the districts of Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya.

The North Central Province (Cream) capital is Anuradhapura and divided into the districts of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

The Northern Province (Salmon Pink) capital is Jaffna and divided into the districts of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya and Mullativu.

The Eastern Province (Dark Green) capital is Trincomalee and divided into the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee.

The North Western Province (Blue) capital is Kurunegala and divided into the districts of Kurunagala and Puttalam.

The Southern Province capital (Light Green) is Galle and divided into the districts of Galle, Hambanthota and Matara.

The Uva Province capital (Sky Blue) is Badulla and divided into the districts of Badulla and Monaragala.

The Sabaragamuwa Province (Dark Pink) capital is Ratnapura and divided into the districts of Kegalle and Rathnapura.

The 25 districts are further subdivided into divisional secretariats, and these in turn to nearly 14,000 *Grama Sevaka Divisions.

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We apologise for the repetition of some place or proper names with different spellings, but there is no definitive spelling translation of these words.

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JeGraNet.com statement - 15 October 2008 - Quote from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: "There is a high threat from terrorism in Sri Lanka. Fatal attacks have become more frequent. They have occurred in Colombo and throughout Sri Lanka, including places frequented by expatriate and foreign travellers. Further attacks may occur at any time. There is an increasing risk of British nationals being caught up in an attack". As independent travellers we left Colombo after just 9 days into our planned 6 month stay as a result of a feeling of insecurity, however we are sure that 'package tour' travellers to tourist resorts will probably enjoy a worry free holiday.