Districts of Sri Lanka
The provinces of Sri Lanka are divided into 25 districts. Each district is headed by a district secretary. The districts of the country - broken down by provinces - listed below.
The Sinhala majority population also uses the name Disa for the Districts. The original meaning of the name was the principality. The most important of these were disas Matale and Uva.
Each district is divided into ' divisions '. These were originally feudal domains, such as the German counties. The traditional divisions were designated korale and rata. During the British colonial period, they were initially identified as ' DRO Divisions ' means. My manager was the ' Divisional Revenue Officer '. Later, these were designated ' Assistant Government Agents ' and the Divisions were as ' AGA Divisions ' titled. Today, by a ' Divisional Secretary'geleitet and therefore ' DS Divisions ' called. Rural D. S. Divisions are now ( ' Pradeshiya Sabha ' in Sinhala ) managed by an elected Regional Council.
Central Province
- Kandy 2365 km ²
- Matale 1987 km ²
- Nuwara Eliya 1228 km ²
North Central Province
- Anuradhapura 7128 km ²
- Polonnaruwa 3403 km ²
Northern Province
- Jaffna 1114 km ²
- Kilinochchi 1171 km ²
- Mannar 1963 km ²
- Mullaitivu 1580 km ²
- Vavuniya 1642 km ²
Eastern Province
- Ampara 2984 km ²
- Batticaloa 2463 km ²
- Trincomalee 2616 km ²
North West Frontier Province
- Kurunegala 4771 km ²
- Puttalam 2976 km ²
Southern Province
- Galle 1673 km ²
- Hambantota 2593 km ²
- Matara 1246 km ²
Uva
- Badulla 2818 km ²
- Moneragala 7133 km ²
Sabaragamuwa
- Kegalle 1663 km ²
- Ratnapura 3237 km ²
Western Province
- Colombo 642 km ²
- Gampaha 1362 km ²
- Kalutara 1606 km ²
Maps
- Searchable Map of Sri Lanka