North Eastern Province
வடக்கு கிழக்கு மாகாணம் | |
|---|---|
 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 8°15′N 81°20′E / 8.250°N 81.333°E | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Created | September 1988 |
| Admitted | September 1988 |
| Abolished | 31 December 2006 |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| Largest City | Jaffna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,880 km2 (7,290 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17,651 km2 (6,815 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st (28.78% of total area) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 2,460,565 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
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The North Eastern Province was one of the provinces of Sri Lanka. The province was created in September 1988 by merging the Northern and Eastern provinces.[2] This merger was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2006.[2] The province was formally demerged into the Northern and Eastern provinces on 1 January 2007. The capital of the province was Trincomalee.
- ^ Department of Census & Statistics Statistical Abstract 2007 (Area & Climate) Archived 4 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "North-East merger illegal:SC". LankaNewspapers.com. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2009.