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Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The
Southern Province
(
Dakunu Palata
,
Thaen Maakaanam
) of
Sri Lanka
is one of the nine
provinces
of
Sri Lanka
, the first level
administrative division
of the country. The provinces have existed since 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
. It is the 7th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million people, the 3rd most populated province. The province is bordered by
Sabaragamuwa Province
and
Uva Province
to the North,
Eastern Province
to the Northeast,
Western Province
to the Northwest and the
Indian Ocean
to the South, West and East. The Province's capital is
Galle
.
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