Provinces of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, provinces (Sinhalese: පළාත, Tamil: மாகாணம்) are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the 20th century the provinces had become merely ceremonial. This changed in 1987 when, following several decades of increasing demand for a decentralization, the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Currently there are nine provinces.
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Provinces of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, provinces (Sinhalese: පළාත, Tamil: மாகாணம்) are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the 20th century the provinces had become merely ceremonial. This changed in 1987 when, following several decades of increasing demand for a decentralization, the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Currently there are nine provinces.
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Die Provinzen (Singhalesisch: ...... eiter in Distrikte unterteilt.
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In Sri Lanka, provinces (Sinha ...... ntly there are nine provinces.
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Le province dello Sri Lanka (i ...... va importanza a questo organo.
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O Sri Lanka está dividido em 8 ...... rincomalee)
* Norte (Jaffna)
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Selon les considérations polit ...... Sri Lanka Portail du Sri Lanka
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スリランカの州(スリランカのしゅう、シンハラ語: පළාත, タミル語: மாகாணம், 英語: Provinces)は、スリランカの行政区画である。
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斯里兰卡行政区划包括9个省(括号内为首府):
* 中央省( ...... 方省(加勒)
* 乌沃省(巴杜勒)
* 西方省(科伦坡)
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First level administrative division
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1833-10-01
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Provinces of Sri Lanka
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Die Provinzen (Singhalesisch: ...... eiter in Distrikte unterteilt.
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In Sri Lanka, provinces (Sinha ...... ntly there are nine provinces.
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Le province dello Sri Lanka (i ...... va importanza a questo organo.
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O Sri Lanka está dividido em 8 ...... rincomalee)
* Norte (Jaffna)
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Selon les considérations polit ...... Sri Lanka Portail du Sri Lanka
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スリランカの州(スリランカのしゅう、シンハラ語: පළාත, タミル語: மாகாணம், 英語: Provinces)は、スリランカの行政区画である。
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斯里兰卡行政区划包括9个省(括号内为首府):
* 中央省( ...... 方省(加勒)
* 乌沃省(巴杜勒)
* 西方省(科伦坡)
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Province dello Sri Lanka
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Provinces du Sri Lanka
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Provinces of Sri Lanka
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Provinzen Sri Lankas
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Províncias do Sri Lanka
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Провинции Шри-Ланки
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スリランカの州
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斯里兰卡行政区划
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