North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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North Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka
. Its capital is Anuradhapura
. The province is not densely populated with a weak economy, as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands.
In the Sri Lankan context, devolution means transferring political and administrative decision-making authority from central government to elected bodies at lower levels.
The instruments of devolution:
(i) The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1987) and
(ii)The Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution provides for -
The establishment of Provincial Councils
The appointment and powers of the Governor of Provinces
Membership and tenure of Provincial Councils
The appointment and powers of the Board of Ministers
The legislative powers of the Provincial Councils
Alternative arrangements where there is a failure in the administrative machinery
The establishment of the High Court of the Province
The establishment of the Finance Commission
1 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils. 2 Sri Lankan Moors
and Sri Lankan Malays
.
NCP also called Wew Bendi Rajje because there are more than 3000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. More than 65% of NCP's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries.
North Central Province has numourous potentials for Investers to start their Businesses, specially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors.
Hon. Governor of the Province - Karunarathne Diulgane
Hon. Chief Minister of the province - Berty Premalal Dissanayake
Chief Secretary of the province - Mr. A. Thalakotunage
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. Its capital is Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura, , is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization.The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka's North Central Province, on the banks of the historic...
. The province is not densely populated with a weak economy, as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands.
History
The centralized system of Sri Lanka, which is a Unitary State, failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people and there was growing insistence on decentralization of administrative processes in order to achieve rapid economic and social development of the country.In the Sri Lankan context, devolution means transferring political and administrative decision-making authority from central government to elected bodies at lower levels.
The instruments of devolution:
(i) The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1987) and
(ii)The Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution provides for -
The establishment of Provincial Councils
The appointment and powers of the Governor of Provinces
Membership and tenure of Provincial Councils
The appointment and powers of the Board of Ministers
The legislative powers of the Provincial Councils
Alternative arrangements where there is a failure in the administrative machinery
The establishment of the High Court of the Province
The establishment of the Finance Commission
Demographics
| Year | Sinhalese Sinhalese people The Sinhalese are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group,forming the majority of Sri Lanka,constituting 74% of the Sri Lankan population.They number approximately 15 million worldwide.The Sinhalese identity is based on language, heritage and religion. The Sinhalese speak Sinhala, an Indo-Aryan language and the... |
Tamils Tamil people Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,... 1 |
Muslims2 | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1881 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1891 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1901 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1911 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1921 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1946 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1963 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1971 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1981 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 2001 Census | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 2009 Estimate | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||
1 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils. 2 Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Moors
The Sri Lankan Moors are the third largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka comprising 8% of the country's total population . They are predominantly followers of Islam. The Moors trace their ancestry to Arab traders who settled in Sri Lanka some time between the 8th and 15th centuries...
and Sri Lankan Malays
Sri Lankan Malays
The Malays of Sri Lanka originated in Southeast Asia and today consist of about 50,000 people...
.
| Administrative District Districts of Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, districts are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government... |
Buddhist | Hindu Hinduism in Sri Lanka Hindus currently make up more than 15% of the Sri Lankan population, and are almost exclusively Tamils apart from small immigrant communities from India and Pakistan such as the Sindhis, Telugus, Kannadigas and Malayalees. In the 1915 census they made up almost 25% of the population, which included... |
Muslim Islam in Sri Lanka Islam in Sri Lanka is practiced by a group of minorities who make up approximately 10% of the population.on the 2001 census of GOSL shows there are 1,711,000 Muslims The Muslim community is divided into three main ethnic groups: the Sri Lankan Moors, the Indian Muslims, and the Malays, each with... |
Roman Catholic Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The country comes under the province of Colombo and is divided into 11 dioceses including one archdiocese.There are approximately 1.4 million Catholics... |
Other Christian Christianity in Sri Lanka Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. Roman Catholicism was introduced by the Portuguese in 1505. There were conversions by Dutch persons in the 17th century, which resulted in a percentage of church members in excess of 10%. This figure decreased... |
Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Anuradhapura Anuradhapura District Anuradhapura is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².-Demographics:The population according to 2001 census is 745,693 of which 90.7 % are sinhalese, 8.3 % Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7 % native Sri Lankan tamils and 0.1 % tamils of Indian origin... |
100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa District Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km².... |
100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Total | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||
Provincial Council
Provincial council is the main administrative and control body of the North Central Province which is the largest province in the country covered 16% of total country's land area. It consists two districts called Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapure; Anuradhapure is the largest district in the country.NCP also called Wew Bendi Rajje because there are more than 3000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. More than 65% of NCP's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries.
North Central Province has numourous potentials for Investers to start their Businesses, specially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors.
Hon. Governor of the Province - Karunarathne Diulgane
Hon. Chief Minister of the province - Berty Premalal Dissanayake
Chief Secretary of the province - Mr. A. Thalakotunage
Administrative Units
Districts
Uturumeda is divided into 2 districts:- Anuradhapura DistrictAnuradhapura DistrictAnuradhapura is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².-Demographics:The population according to 2001 census is 745,693 of which 90.7 % are sinhalese, 8.3 % Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7 % native Sri Lankan tamils and 0.1 % tamils of Indian origin...
7128 km² (2,752.1 sq mi) - Polonnaruwa DistrictPolonnaruwa DistrictPolonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km²....
3403 km² (1,313.9 sq mi)
Municipal Council
There is 1 municipal councils called Anuradhapure Municipal council. It is the largest urban council (According to land extent) in Sri Lanka. (41 squire km)Anuradhapura
- Rajarata UniversityRajarata UniversityRajarata University of Sri Lanka is a university located in the historic city of Mihintale, near Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It was established on 31 January 1996.- History :...
- Anuradhapura - Open University, Anuradhapura – Anuradhapura
- Teachers Training School - Anuradhapura
- Technical college – Anuradhapura
- [Buddhsravaka Bhiksu University - Anuradhapura
- [NITA] K.B.Rathnayake MW - Anuradhapura