North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province වයඹ පළාත வட மேல் மாகாணம் Wayamba Province
Province
Location within Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Created	1845
Admitted	14 November 1987
Capital	Kurunegala
Largest City	Kurunegala
Government
• Governor	Thissa R Balalla
• Chief Minister	Dayasiri Jayasekara
Area
• Total	7,888 km2 (3,046 sq mi)
• Rank	5th (11.89% of total area)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	2,370,075
• Rank	4th (11.61% of total pop.)
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product  (2010)
• Total	Rs 495 billion
• Rank	2nd (10.3% of total)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 code	LK-6
Official Languages	Sinhala, Tamil
Website	priu.gov.lk

North Western Province (Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, Tamil: வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam are in North Western Province. Its capital city is Kurunegala.

The only higher educational institute in the province is the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Districts

(1) Kurunegala and (2) Puttalam are the two districts that make up the North Western Province.

North Western Province is divided into 2 districts:

• Kurunegala District 4,771 km² (1,842 sq mi)
• Puttalam District 2,976 km² (1,149 sq mi)

Settlements

Major cities

• Kurunegala (Municipal Council)

Big towns

• Puttalam (Urban Council)
• Kuliyapitiya (Urban Council)
• Chilaw (Urban Council)

Other towns

• Wariyapola
• Anamaduwa
• Narammala
• Wennappuwa
• Galgamuwa
• Pannala
• Alawwa
• Dankotuwa
• Hiripitiya
• Maho
• Nattandiya
• Kalpitiya
• Nikaweratiya
• Hettipola
• Bingiriya
• Marawila
• Giriulla
• Madampe

Other websites

• North Western Province at the Open Directory Project
• North Western Province Postal Codes [complete list of post codes for all towns and villages of wayamba palatha]
• North-Western Provincial Council Archived 2011-12-07 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the government of Sri-Lanka