| Southern Province දකුණු පළාත தென் மாகாணம் |
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| Location within Sri Lanka | |||
| Country | Sri Lanka | ||
| Created | 1833 | ||
| Admitted | 14 November 1987 | ||
| Capital | Galle | ||
| Largest City | Galle | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Kumari Balasuriya | ||
| • Chief Minister | Shan Wijayalal De Silva | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5,559 km2 (2,146.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 7th (8.46% of total area) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 2,278,271 | ||
| • Rank | 3rd (12.18% of total pop.) | ||
| • Density | 409.8/km2 (1,061.5/sq mi) | ||
| Gross Regional Product (2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | Rs 492 billion | ||
| • Rank | 3rd (10.2% of total) | ||
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil | ||
| Website | spc.gov.lk | ||
The Southern Province (Sinhala: දකුණු පළාත Dakunu Palata, Tamil: தென் மாகாணம் Thaen Maakaanam) of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The region is economically backward compared to the Western province, where the capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte is situated. Subsistence farming and fishing is the main source of income for the vast majority of the people of this region.Government School Education Handle By Southern Provincial Education Department.
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Southern province is divided into 3 districts:
The more educated people of the province have been slowly migrating to Colombo, which has hindered industrial development of the region.
Important landmarks of the Southern Province include the wildlife sanctuaries of the Yala and Udawalawe National Parks. Ussangoda in Ambalantota is a panoramic view of the beach and the sea, and the holy city of Kataragama, and the ancient cities of Tissamaharama, Kirinda and Galle. (Although Galle is an ancient city, almost nothing survives from before the Portuguese invasion.) During the Portuguese period there were two famous Sinhalese poets called Andare who was from Dickwella and Gajaman Nona who was from Denipitiya in Matara District, composing poems on common man.
The Southern Province was seriouly affected by the Tsunami in 2004. The province is going through a rebuilding process.
| Western Province | Sabaragamuwa and Uva | Eastern Province | ||
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