North Western Province
North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka. The province consists of the districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam. Its capital is Kurunegala, which has a population of 28,571.Popular Destinations
Kurunegala
Kurunegala is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.Puttalam
Puttalam is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.Chilaw
Chilaw is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Photo: Psychoslave, CC BY-SA 4.0.Yapahuwa
Yapahuwa was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka. Photo: Asiriu, CC BY-SA 3.0.Destinations
Kalpitiya
Kalpitiya is located in Puttalam district, North Western province of Sri Lanka. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.North Western Province
- Type: Province of Sri Lanka
- Description: province of Sri Lanka
- Location: Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- Neighbors: Central Province, North Central Province, Northern Province, Sabaragamuwa and Western Province
Latitude of center 7.75° or 7° 45' north | Longitude of center 80.1667° or 80° 10' east |
Population 2,370,000 | Elevation 62 metres (203 feet) |
GeoNames ID 1232860 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: المقاطعة الشمالية الغربية
- Bengali: উত্তর পশ্চিমাঞ্চল প্রদেশ
- Bulgarian: Северозападна провинция
- Cebuano: North Western Province
- Chinese: 西北省
- Dutch: Noordwestelijke Provincie
- English: North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Esperanto: Nordokcidenta Provinco
- Finnish: Sri Lankan luoteisprovinssi
- French: Province du Nord-Ouest
- Georgian: ჩრდილო-დასავლეთი პროვინცია
- German: Nordwestprovinz
- German: Wayamba
- Greek: Βορειοδυτική επαρχία
- Hindi: उत्तर पश्चिमी प्रान्त
- Indonesian: Provinsi Barat Laut, Sri Lanka
- Italian: Provincia Nord-Occidentale
- Italian: provincia Nord-Occidentale
- Japanese: 北西部州 (スリランカ)
- Japanese: 北西部州
- Korean: 북서부 주
- Marathi: वायव्य प्रांत, श्रीलंका
- Marathi: वायव्य प्रांत
- Northern Frisian: Nuurdwaast Prowins (Sri Lanka)
- Northern Frisian: Nuurdwaast Prowins
- Persian: استان شمال غربی، سریلانکا
- Polish: Prowincja Północno-Zachodnia
- Portuguese: Noroeste
- Portuguese: Província Noroeste
- Portuguese: Província do Noroeste
- Russian: Северо-Западная провинция
- Sinhala: Vayaṁba
- Sinhala: වයඹ
- Sinhala: වයඹ පලාත
- Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත, ශ්රී ලංකාව
- Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත
- Spanish: Provincia Noroeste
- Swedish: Nordvästprovinsen, Sri Lanka
- Swedish: Nordvästprovinsen
- Swedish: Nordvästprovinsen i Sri Lanka
- Tamil: Vaṭamēl
- Tamil: வடமேற்கு மாகாணசபை
- Tamil: வடமேற்கு மாகாணம்
- Tamil: வட மேல்
- Tamil: வடமேல் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
- Tamil: வட மேல் மாகாணம்
- Tamil: வடமேல் மாகாணம்
- Ukrainian: Північно-Західна провінція
- Urdu: شمال مغربی صوبہ، سری لنکا
- North Western
- उत्तर पश्चिमी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
- 북서부주
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