- Source: Sabaragamuwa Province
The Sabaragamuwa Province (Sinhala: සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta, Tamil: சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuva Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is the capital of the province.
History
The provinces of Sri Lanka were created by the British in 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 province 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.
The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka is located in the town of Belihuloya, and was founded in 1991.
Geography
The province has an area of 4,968 km2 and a population of 1,918,880. Major towns include Ratnapura and Kegalle.
Demographics
= Ethnic groups
=The Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group of the Sabaragamuwa province. Additionally, there are sizeable minority populations of Indian Tamils, Moors and Sri Lankan Tamils.
= Religion
=Administrative divisions
Sabaragamuwa is divided into two districts and 28 divisional secretariats.
= Districts
== Major population centres
=See also
Provinces of Sri Lanka
Districts of Sri Lanka
References
External links
Cities in Sabaragamuwa province
Postal codes of Sabaragamuwa province
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Provinsi Sabaragamuwa
- Provinsi Uva
- Provinsi Barat, Sri Lanka
- Provinsi di Sri Lanka
- Distrik di Sri Lanka
- Sabaragamuwa Province
- List of schools in Sabaragamuwa Province
- Divisional secretariats of Sri Lanka
- Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Flag of Sabaragamuwa Province
- List of hospitals in Sri Lanka
- Western Province, Sri Lanka
- List of Hindu temples in Sri Lanka
- Central Province, Sri Lanka
- 1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
