Provinces
Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces and subdivided into 25 districts. Each province is administered by a directly-elected provincial council. The provinces (capitals shown in brackets) and districts are:
- North (Jaffna)
- Jaffna District : 1,114 sq km
- Kilinochchi District : 1,171 sq km
- Mannar District : 1,963 sq km
- Mullaitivu District : 1,580 sq km
- Vavuniya District : 2,642 sq km
- North Central (Anuradhapura)
- Anuradhapura District: 7,128 sq km
- Polonnaruwa District: 3,403 sq km
- North Western (Kurunegala)
- Kurunegala District : 4,771 sq km
- Puttalam District : 2,976 sq km
- Eastern (Trincomalee)
- Ampara District : 2,984 sq km
- Batticaloa District : 2,463 sq km
- Trincomalee District : 2,616 sq km
- Central (Kandy)
- Kandy District : 2,365 sq km
- Matale District : 1,987 sq km
- Nuwara Eliya District : 1,228 sq km
- Western (Colombo)
- Colombo District: 642 sq km
- Gampaha District : 1,393 sq km
- Kalutara District : 1,606 sq km
- Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura)
- Kegalle District : 1,663 sq km
- Ratnapura District: 3,237 sq km
- Uva (Badulla)
- Badulla District : 2,818 sq km
- Moneragala District: 7,133 sq km
- Southern (Galle)
- Galle District : 1,673 sq km
- Hambantota District : 2,593 sq km
- Matara District : 1,246 sq km
