Western Province, Sri Lanka
Template:Infobox Province Sri Lanka Western Province (Template:Lang-si) is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.
Districts
Western province is divided into 3 districts:
- Colombo District 642 km²
- Gampaha District 1,386.6 km²[1].
- Kalutara District 1,606 km²
Major Cities and Towns
- Colombo
- Sri Jayawardenapura
- Kalutara
- Gampaha
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- Homagama
- Nawala
- Malabe
- Maharagama
- Pelawatte
- Negombo
Education
The almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in the Western Province. Universities in the province includes the University of Colombo, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, University of Moratuwa and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology. Having the highest population in the all the provinces, the Western Province has the largest amount of schools in the country, which includes National, Provincial, Private and International schools.
See also
References
External links
- Western Province Official website
- Western Province Tourism Official website
- Cities in Western Province
6°50′N 80°05′E / 6.833°N 80.083°E
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