19-765: Peliyagoda is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka , lying mostly on the north shore of the Kelani River . As of 2020 it had an estimated population of 28, 784. The Airport Expressway 's entry point and the Toll Plaza starts from the Peliyagoda section of the highway. This Western Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western Province, Sri Lanka The Western Province ( Sinhala : බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnāhira Paḷāta ; Tamil : மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Mākāṇam )
38-462: A district secretary , who is appointed by the central government. The main tasks of the district secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and divisional secretariats. The district secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in
57-468: A number of problems due to the rapid urban growth the province has undergone. The Western Province is divided into three administrative districts , 40 Divisional Secretary's Divisions (DS Divisions) and 2,505 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions). The Western Province's population was 6,219,000 in 2021. The majority of the population are Sinhalese , with a minority Sri Lankan Moor and Sri Lankan Tamil population. The Western province provides
76-615: A similar administrative structure to this with four provinces. When the Portuguese took over parts of the country after their arrival in 1505, they maintained more or less the same administrative structure followed by Sri Lankan rulers. During the Dutch rule in the country, the terrain under their control was divided into three administrative divisions. These were subdivided into disavas as in earlier systems. The British initially continued this system, but following reforms in 1796 to 1802,
95-751: Is also a major driver of economic growth being the busiest port in South Asia . It has both privately run and state owned terminals and is being expanded. Almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in the Western Province. Universities in the province includes the University of Colombo , University of Kelaniya , University of Moratuwa , University of Sri Jayewardenepura , Open University, Sri Lanka , Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka , General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University , National Institute of Business Management and
114-511: 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 . Western Province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well as to Colombo ,
133-653: The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology . Having the highest population in all the provinces, Western Province has the largest number of schools in the country, which includes national , provincial, private and international schools. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Districts of Sri Lanka Districts ( Sinhala : දිස්ත්රික්ක , romanized: Distrikka , Tamil : மாவட்டம் , romanized: Māvaṭṭam ) are
152-499: The country eventually being divided into more than one kingdom and with foreign colonial missions landing and taking parts of the country under their control, this structure began to change. The territory of the Kotte Kingdom was organized into four disavas , which were further subdivided into forty korales . The korales had their own civil and military officials with a small militia. The Jaffna kingdom appears to have had
171-515: The country was divided according to ethnic composition. This was abolished by the Colebrook–Cameron reforms in 1833 and a legislative council was created, making the island a politically and administratively single unit. Five provinces were created, later expanded into nine, and these were subdivided into twenty-one districts. These districts were administered by officials known as Government Agents or Assistant Government Agents. In 1955,
190-664: The district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. The Ampara District was created in April 1961, followed by the creation of the Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 through a new constitution , which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units. The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, and
209-467: The district. The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom . The kingdom was divided into three provinces; Rajarata , Ruhuna and Malaya Rata . These were further subdivided into smaller units called rata . Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division continued to be the rata . However, with
SECTION 10
#1733084674038228-618: The highest contribution to the Gross Domestic Product contributing 41.2% of the Provincial Gross Domestic Product(PGDP) and has a nominal PGDP growth rate of 5.8% as of 2015. Agriculture only made up 1.7% of the GDP the lowest among the nine provinces while Industrial sector made up 34.6% the highest in the country and service sector represented 56.5%. The province is undergoing rapid development with several of
247-759: The largest infrastructure development projects happening in the province such as the Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) which is an International Financial Zone and the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project (WRMPP) Western province is also undergoing a major real estate and construction boom with residential and commercial buildings and skyscrapers changing the skylines of cities such as Colombo and Rajagiriya . Several major residential , office and hotel buildings as well as resorts and malls are either proposed or under construction. The Colombo Harbour
266-479: The nation's administrative and business center. Parts of present-day Western Province were part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte . The province then came under Portuguese , Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon . They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. The Western Province
285-535: The new Western Province. Chilaw District, Puttalam District and Seven Korales were transferred to the newly created North Western Province in 1845. Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama were transferred to the newly created Sabaragamuwa Province in 1889. It is planned to create a planned Megacity under the Western Region Megapolis Plan in the Western Province designed by Surbana . Originally initiated in 2004 by Ranil Wickremesinghe it
304-565: The north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south. The Western Province is vulnerable to recurrent flooding as a result of an increase in average rainfall coupled with heavier rainfall events, with knock-on impacts on the infrastructure, utility supply, and the urban economy of the Province. As the most urbanised province in Sri Lanka, these climate events pose
323-400: The second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka , preceded by provinces . Sri Lanka has 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Districts are further divided into a number of divisional secretariats (commonly known as D.S. divisions), which are in turn subdivided into 14,022 grama niladhari divisions. There are 331 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. Each district is administered under
342-601: Was part of the Low Country Sinhalese administration. In 1833, in accordance with the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission , the ethnic based administrative structures were unified into a single administration divided into five geographic provinces. The districts of Chilaw, Colombo , Kalutara , Puttalam , Seven Korales (present day Kurunegala District ), Three Korales, Four Korales and Lower Bulatgama (present day Kegalle District ) formed
361-464: Was stopped after his election defeat and was restarted again after his return to power in 2015. The project plans to merge Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts and introduce zoning . Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to
#37962