Ceylon was a British colony at the beginning of the 20th century. It became an independent member of the Commonwealth on 1948-02-04. On 1972-05-22, it became a republic and changed its English name to Sri Lanka.
Other names of country:
Danish: Sri Lanka, Ceylon (obsolete)
Dutch: Srilanka, Sri Lanka, Democratische Socialistische Republiek Sri Lanka (formal)
English: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formal), Ceylon (obsolete)
Finnish: Sri Lanka
French: Sri Lanka m
German: Sri Lanka n
Icelandic: Srí Lanka
Italian: Sri Lanka m
Norwegian: Den demokratiske sosialistiske republikk Sri Lanka (formal) (Bokmål), Den demokratiske sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka (formal) (Nynorsk), Sri Lanka
Portuguese: Seri Lanca, Sri Lanka, República f Democrática Socialista do Sri Lanka m (formal), Ceilão m (obsolete)
Sinhala: Sri Lanka Prajathanthrika Samajavadi Janarajaya (formal)
Russian: Демократическая Социалистическая Республика Шри-Ланка (formal), Цейлон (obsolete)
Spanish: Sri Lanka, República f Socialista Democrática de Sri Lanka m (formal), Ceilán (obsolete)
Swedish: Sri Lanka
Turkish: Sri Lanka Demokratik Sosyalist Cumhuriyeti (formal)
Origin of name:
Sri is an honorific title; Lanka is the name of a mythical island country mentioned in the Ramayana
Primary subdivisions:
Sri Lanka is divided into 25 distrikkaya (districts).
District
ISO
FIPS
Pab
Pc
CC
Population
Area(km.²)
Area(mi.²)
Prov
Ampara
52
CE01
APR
32
52
649,402
2,984
1,152
5
Anuradhapura
71
CE02
AD
50
71
860,575
7,128
2,752
7
Badulla
81
CE03
BD
90
81
815,405
2,818
1,088
8
Batticaloa
51
CE04
BC
30
51
526,567
2,463
951
5
Colombo
11
CE23
CO
10
11
2,324,349
642
248
1
Galle
31
CE06
GL
80
31
1,063,334
1,673
646
3
Gampaha
12
CE24
GQ
11
12
2,304,833
1,393
538
1
Hambantota
33
CE07
HB
82
33
599,903
2,593
1,001
3
Jaffna
41
CE25
JA
40
41
583,882
1,114
430
4
Kalutara
13
CE09
KT
12
13
1,221,948
1,606
620
1
Kandy
21
CE10
KY
20
21
1,375,382
2,365
913
2
Kegalle
92
CE11
KE
71
92
840,648
1,663
642
9
Kilinochchi
42
45
113,510
1,171
452
4
Kurunegala
61
CE12
KG
60
61
1,618,465
4,771
1,842
6
Mannar
43
CE26
MB
41
42
99,570
1,963
758
4
Matale
22
CE14
MT
21
22
484,531
1,987
767
2
Matara
32
CE15
MH
81
32
814,048
1,246
481
3
Moneragala
82
CE16
MJ
91
82
451,058
7,133
2,754
8
Mullaitivu
45
CE27
MP
42
44
92,238
1,580
610
4
Nuwara Eliya
23
CE17
NW
22
23
711,644
1,228
474
2
Polonnaruwa
72
CE18
PR
51
72
406,088
3,403
1,314
7
Puttalam
62
CE19
PX
61
62
762,396
2,976
1,149
6
Ratnapura
91
CE20
RN
70
91
1,088,007
3,237
1,250
9
Trincomalee
53
CE21
TC
31
53
379,541
2,616
1,010
5
Vavuniya
44
CE28
VA
43
43
172,115
2,642
1,020
4
25 districts
20,359,439
64,395
24,862
ISO: Codes from ISO 3166-2.
FIPS: Codes from FIPS PUB 10-4 (superseded).
Pab: Abbreviations used by the Sri Lanka Post Office.
Pc: Sri Lanka uses five-digit postal codes. The first two digits usually indicate the
district, as shown here, although there are some deviations.
CC: Census code.
Population: 2012-03-20 census (source [12]).
Prov: ISO code of province containing this district.
Capitals: All district capitals have the same names as their districts.
Note: Because of civil strife, the 2001 census enumeration was incomplete or absent in seven districts. The populations for those districts were left blank in this table.
Further subdivisions:
Subordinate to the districts, there are the pradeshiya mandalaya (divisional council) and gramodaya mandalaya (village council). Since the late 19th century, both palata (provinces) and districts have coexisted, with each province being a group of districts. The provinces had no administrative function until 1988. The Northern and Eastern provinces have been provisionally merged into a North Eastern province, intended to placate Tamil demands for greater self-rule. The merger will become permanent after a referendum which has been repeatedly postponed. Some lists now show eight provinces, and some nine.
International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on December 15, 1998. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). For Sri Lanka, the draft standard showed both provinces and districts. Each province or district had a two-digit code. Three codes were duplicated: a province had the same code as a district. In the final standard, the two-digit province codes were replaced with one-digit codes. Obviously, this did away with any duplications. The draft standard showed North Eastern province. The final standard replaced it with separate Northern and Eastern provinces. The standard is now set up so that you can tell which province each district is in by their codes. The first digit of a district code is the same as the code for the province in which it belongs.
Update 1 to the U.S. standard "Geopolitical Entities and Codes" showed the splitting of North Eastern province (former FIPS code CE31) into Eastern and Northern.
The provinces and their codes are shown in this table.
Province
ISO
FIPS
Area(km.²)
Capital
Sinhalese name
Central
2
CE29
5,584
Kandy
Madhyama
Eastern
5
CE37
9,951
Trincomali
Negenahira
North Central
7
CE30
10,724
Anuradhapura
Uturumeda
Northern
4
CE38
8,882
Jaffna
Uturu
North Western
6
CE32
7,812
Puttalam
Wayamba
Sabaragamuwa
9
CE33
4,902
Ratnapura
Sabaragamuwa
Southern
3
CE34
5,559
Galle
Dakunu
Uva
8
CE35
8,488
Badulla
Uva
Western
1
CE36
3,709
Colombo
Basnahira
ISO: Province codes from ISO 3166-2. For full identification in a
global context, prefix "LK-" to the code (ex: LK-8 represents Uva).
FIPS: Recent FIPS lists show eight provinces; CE31 represents
North Eastern.
Territorial extent:
All districts are situated mostly on the island of Sri Lanka.
Jaffna is located on the Jaffna peninsula, which is nearly separated from the rest of Sri Lanka. It also contains some islands in Palk Strait, such as Delft, Velanai, Karaitivu, and Punkudutivu.
Mannar includes Mannar Island, part of the chain of islands and peninsulas called Adam's Bridge.
Origins of names:
Colombo: possibly Sinhala kolamba: port, ferry; assimilated to Columbus's name by Portuguese colonists
Change history:
~1958: Chilaw district merged with Puttalam district, both in North-Western province; Amparai district split from Batticaloa; Moneragala district split from Badulla; Polonnaruwa district split from Anuradhapura.
1974-06-28: Kachchativu island transferred from India to Sri Lanka.
1978-08-31: New constitution adopted. Gampaha district split from Colombo. Mullaitivu district formed from parts of Jaffna, Mannar, and Vavuniya.
1982: Some governmental functions moved from Colombo to Sri Jayawardenapura (formerly Kotte).
1983-10-04: Kilinochchi district split from Jaffna by the seventh amendment to the constitution.
1987-11-14: Thirteenth amendment to the constitution passed, authorizing the establishment of provincial councils to govern the nine provinces.
All figures are from censuses except 1996. Totals for 1901, 1911, 1953, 1963, and 2012, and provincial populations for 2012 are from source [6]. Provincial populations for 1901 and 1911 are from source [1]; 1963, from source [10]. All 1931 data are from source [8]; 1953, source [9]; 1971, source [7]; 1983, source [11].
District
1971-10-09
1981-03-17
2001-07-17
2012-03-20
Ampara
272,605
388,786
589,344
649,402
Anuradhapura
388,770
587,822
746,466
860,575
Badulla
615,405
642,893
774,555
815,405
Batticaloa
256,721
330,899
526,567
Colombo
2,672,265
1,698,322
2,234,289
2,324,349
Galle
735,173
814,579
990,539
1,063,334
Gampaha
1,389,490
2,066,096
2,304,833
Hambantota
340,254
424,102
525,370
599,903
Jaffna
701,603
739,356
583,882
Kalutara
729,514
827,189
1,060,800
1,221,948
Kandy
1,187,925
1,126,296
1,272,463
1,375,382
Kegalle
654,752
682,411
779,774
840,648
Kilinochchi
91,756
113,510
Kurunegala
1,025,633
1,212,755
1,452,369
1,618,465
Mannar
77,780
106,940
99,570
Matale
314,841
357,441
442,427
484,531
Matara
586,443
644,231
761,236
814,048
Moneragala
193,020
279,743
396,173
451,058
Mullaitivu
77,512
92,238
Nuwara Eliya
450,278
522,219
700,083
711,644
Polonnaruwa
163,653
262,753
359,197
406,088
Puttalam
378,430
493,344
705,342
762,396
Ratnapura
661,344
796,468
1,008,164
1,088,007
Trincomalee
188,245
256,790
379,541
Vavuniya
95,243
95,904
172,115
Total
12,689,897
14,850,001
18,797,257
20,359,439
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