Southern Province
The Southern Province 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.Popular Destinations
Galle
Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park in Sri Lanka. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.Hambantota
Hambantota is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Photo: Annelicious i, CC BY-SA 4.0.Destinations
Yala National Park
Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. Photo: patio, CC BY 2.0.Bundala National Park
Bundala National Park is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory waterbirds in Sri Lanka. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a beach town on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, near Galle. Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.Weligama
Weligama is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.Tangalle
Tangalle is a large town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Photo: Krankman, CC BY 3.0.Mirissa
Mirissa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in the Matara District of the Southern Province. Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.Bentota
Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province, governed by an Urban Council. Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.Balapitiya
Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka.Southern Province
- Type: Province of Sri Lanka
- Description: province of Sri Lanka
- Location: Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- Neighbors: Eastern Province, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Western Province
Latitude of center 6.1667° or 6° 10' north | Longitude of center 80.75° or 80° 45' east |
Population 2,460,000 | Elevation 62 metres (203 feet) |
GeoNames ID 1227618 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: المقاطعة الجنوبية
- Bengali: দক্ষিণাঞ্চল প্রদেশ
- Bulgarian: Южна провинция
- Cebuano: Southern Province
- Chinese: 南方省
- Chinese: 南部省
- Dutch: Zuidelijke Provincie
- English: Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Esperanto: Suda Provinco
- Finnish: Sri Lankan eteläinen provinssi
- French: Province du Sud
- Georgian: სამხრეთი პროვინცია
- German: Südprovinz
- Greek: Νότια επαρχία
- Hindi: दक्षिणी प्रान्त
- Indonesian: Provinsi Selatan, Sri Lanka
- Italian: provincia Meridionale
- Japanese: 南部州 (スリランカ)
- Japanese: 南部州
- Korean: 남부주
- Malayalam: തെക്കൻ പ്രവിശ്യ, ശ്രീലങ്ക
- Malayalam: തെക്കൻ പ്രവിശ്യ
- Marathi: दक्षिण प्रांत, श्रीलंका
- Marathi: दक्षिण प्रांत
- Marathi: दक्षिणी प्रांत
- Northern Frisian: Süüd Prowins (Sri Lanka)
- Northern Frisian: Süüd Prowins
- Persian: استان جنوبی (سریلانکا)
- Persian: استان جنوبی
- Polish: Prowincja Południowa
- Portuguese: Província Sul
- Portuguese: Província do Sul
- Portuguese: Província do Sul (Sri Lanka)
- Portuguese: Sul (Sri Lanka)
- Portuguese: Sul (sri lanka)
- Russian: Южная провинция
- Sinhala: Dakuṇu
- Sinhala: දකුණු
- Sinhala: දකුණු පළාත
- Spanish: Provincia Sur
- Swedish: Sydprovinsen, Sri Lanka
- Swedish: Sydprovinsen
- Swedish: Sydprovinsen i Sri Lanka
- Tamil: Teṉ
- Tamil: தென்
- Tamil: தென் மாகாணம், இலங்கை
- Tamil: தென்மாகாணம்
- Tamil: தென் மாகாணம்
- Tamil: தெற்கு மாகாணம்
- Ukrainian: Південна провінція
- Urdu: جنوبی صوبہ، سری لنکا
- Provincia Meridionale
- Southern
- दक्षिणी प्रान्त, श्रीलंका
- දකුණු පළාත, ශ්රී ලංකාව
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