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What are the Districts of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is divided into 25 districts, grouped into nine provinces. Each district is run by a District Secretary.

  • Under British rule, Ceylon was divided into provinces from 1833, and the provinces into districts.
  • After independence in 1948, several new districts were carved out of larger ones.
  • These included Ampara, Gampaha, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi, bringing the total to 25.
  • Since 1987 the provinces have had elected councils.
  • The districts remain the main units of central government and serve as election districts.

Current quiz contains 25 districts: Ampara, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kilinochchi, Kurunegala, Mannar, Matale, Matara, Moneragala, Mullaitivu, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Vavuniya.