Western Province
බස්නාහිර පළාත மேல் மாகாணம் | |
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 Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 06°50′N 80°05′E / 6.833°N 80.083°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Created | 1 October 1833 |
| Provincial council | 14 November 1987 |
| Capital | Colombo |
| Largest City | Colombo |
| Major Cities | |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial council |
| • Body | Western Provincial Council |
| • Governor | Hanif Yusuf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,684 km2 (1,422 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,593 km2 (1,387 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th (5.61% of total area) |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,821,710 |
| • Rank | 1st (28.73% of total pop.) |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census)[2] | |
| • Sinhalese | 4,905,425 (84.26%) |
| • Sri Lankan Moors | 450,505 (7.74%) |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 335,751 (5.77%) |
| • Indian Tamil | 61,826 (1.06%) |
| • Other | 68,203 (1.17%) |
| Religion (2012 census)[3] | |
| • Buddhism | 4,288,797 (73.67%) |
| • Catholicism | 752,993 (12.93%) |
| • Islam | 500,992 (8.61%) |
| • Hinduism | 274,336 (4.71%) |
| • Other | 4,592 (0.08%) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Post Codes | 00000-19999 |
| Telephone Codes | 011, 031, 033, 034, 036, 038 |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-1 |
| Vehicle registration | WP |
| Official Languages | Sinhalese, English,Tamil |
| Flower | White Lotus (Nymphaea lotus) |
| Butterfly | Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis) |
| Website | www |
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The Western Province (Sinhala: බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnāhira Paḷāta; Tamil: மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Mākāṇam) 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.[4][5] Western Province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well as to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.
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