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Sabaragamuwa Province

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Admitted
  
14 November 1987

Largest city
  
Ratnapura

ISO 3166 code
  
Sri Lanka

Created
  
1889

Capital
  
Ratnapura

Area
  
4,968 km²

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Area rank
  
8th (7.46% of total area)

Colleges and Universities
  
Sabaragamuwa University, ATI Kegalle

Points of interest
  
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, National Museum of Ratnapura, Pinnawala Open Zoo, Udawalawe National Park, Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Destinations
  
Udawalawe National Park, Embilipitiya, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Ratnapura, Horton Plains National

Water resource balangoda town ratnapura district sabaragamuwa province


The Sabaragamuwa Province, (Sinhalese: සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Palata, Tamil: சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuwa Maakaanam) 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. The Sabaragamuwa Province contains two districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya.

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Map of Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Balangoda town ratnapura district sabaragamuwa province sri lanka


Districts

Sabaragamuwa is divided into 2 districts:

  • Kegalle District 1,693 km2 (654 sq mi)
  • Ratnapura District 3,275 km2 (1,264 sq mi)
  • Municipal Council

  • Ratnapura
  • Urban Council

  • Kegalle
  • Balangoda
  • Embilipitiya
  • Other Towns

  • Belihuloya
  • Eheliyagoda
  • Kalawana
  • Pelmadulla
  • Nivitigala
  • Kuruwita
  • Mawanella
  • Yatiyantota
  • Aranayake
  • Kahawatte
  • Rakwana
  • Imbulpe
  • Deraniyagala
  • Ruwanwella
  • Warakapola
  • Ayagama
  • Ambepussa
  • Galigomuwa
  • Rambukkana
  • Bulathkohupitiya
  • Karawanella
  • Kitulgala
  • Godakawela
  • Kolonne
  • Opanayaka
  • Panamure
  • Kiriella
  • Balangoda
  • References

    Sabaragamuwa Province Wikipedia