Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Facts for Kids

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Eastern Province

கிழக்கு மாகாணம்
නැගෙනහිර පළාත

Province

Fishing boats on Batticaloa Lagoon

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Location within Sri Lanka

Country

Sri Lanka

Created

1 October 1833

Provincial council

14 November 1987

Capital

Trincomalee

Largest City

Kalmunai

Districts

List

Ampara
Batticaloa
Trincomalee

Government

• Type

Provincial council

• Body

Eastern Provincial Council

Area

• Total

9,996 km² (3,859 sq mi)

• Land

9,361 km² (3,614 sq mi)

• Water

635 km² (245 sq mi) 6.35%

Area rank

2nd (15.24% of total area)

Population

(2012 census)

• Total

1,551,381

• Rank

6th (7.66% of total pop.)

• Density

155.200/km² (401.967/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)

Post Codes

30000-32999

Telephone Codes

026, 063, 065, 067

ISO 3166 code

LK-5

Vehicle registration

Official Languages

Tamil, Sinhala

The Eastern Province (Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The capital of the province is Trincomalee.

Provinces are the first level administrative division of the country. Provinces in Sri Lanka were created in the 19th century. Provincial councils were created in 1987 by a change to the Constitution. Between 1988 and 2006 the Northern Province and the Eastern Province were temporarily put together to make the North Eastern Province.

The Eastern Province has an area of 9,996 square kilometres (3,859 sq mi).

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