East Province ( Sinhala. නැගෙනහිර පළාත Negenahira Palata , there. கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kilakku Maakaanam ) - Sri Lanka province. The population is 1,547,377 people (2012).
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| Eastern province | |||
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| Sinhala නැගෙනහිර පළාත there. கிழக்கு மாகாணம் | |||
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| A country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Includes | 3 counties | ||
| Adm. center | Trincomalee | ||
| Governor | Mohan Vijevikrama | ||
| The Minister | Shivanesathurai Chandrakanathan | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Date of formation | |||
| Area | 9996 [1] km² (2nd place ) | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 5: 30 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 1,547,377 [2] people ( 2012 ) ( 6 (6.7% of the total) -th place ) | ||
| Density | 154.8 people / km² (6th place) | ||
| Nationalities | Tamils - 590 132 (40.39%), Laracalla - 549 857 (37.64%), Sinhala - 316 101 (21.64%), others - 4 849 (0.33%) | ||
| Denominations | Hinduism - 372,464 (38.19%), Islam - 317,354 (32.54%), Buddhism - 237,416 (24.34%), Catholicism - 39,650 (4.07%), others - 8367 (0, 86%) | ||
| official languages | Tamil , Sinhala , English | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| ISO 3166-2 Code | LK-5 | ||
| FIPS Index | 30000-32999 | ||
| Official site | |||
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The administrative center is Trincomalee . Inhabited by Tamils, Sri Lankan Moors and Sinhalese.
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 History
- 3 Administrative divisions
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
Geography
The area of the Eastern province is 9996 km² (15.24% of the total area). The land area is 9361 km². The surface of the water surface is 635 km². The percentage of water surface is 6.35%.
The province borders the north with the northern provinces ; from the west with North-Central Province , Central Province , Uva Province ; from the south to the southern province ; from the east it is washed by the Bay of Bengal .
The provincial coast abounds with lagoons , the largest of which are Batticaloa, Kokkilay, Upar and Ulakali.
History
The province has existed within its borders since the 19th century (October 1, 1833), but the province received legal status in 1987 (November 14, 1987), when the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution of 1978 was adopted, which created the provincial councils [3] [ 4] . From 1988 to 2006, together with the Northern Province, formed the Northeastern Province .
Administrative Division
Administratively divided into 3 districts:
- Batticaloa
- Ampara
- Trincomalee
See also
- Fort Batticaloa
Notes
- ↑ Area of Sri Lanka by province and district (unavailable link) . Statistics Statistical Abstract 2010 . Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived January 19, 2013.
- ↑ Law, Gwillim Provinces of Sri Lanka . statoids.com (2010). Date of treatment January 19, 2010. Archived January 19, 2013.
- ↑ Provinces of Sri Lanka, Statoids
- ↑ Provincial Councils, The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka . Archived July 7, 2009.