Sabaragamuwa Province
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The Sabaragamuwa Province (Sinhala: සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Paḷāta, Tamil: சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuva Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. Ratnapura is the capital of the province.
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Sabaragamuwa Province
සබරගමුව පළාත சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணம் | |
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Coordinates: 6°40′N 80°24′E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Created | 1889 |
Admitted | 14 November 1987 |
Capital | Ratnapura |
Largest city | Ratnapura |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial council |
• Body | Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council |
• Governor | Navin Dissanayake |
Area | |
• Total | 4,968 km2 (1,918 sq mi) |
• Rank | 8th (7.46% of total area) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 1,918,880 |
• Rank | 5th (9.63% of total pop.) |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Ethnicity (2012 census)[1] | |
• Sinhalese | 1,666,180 (86.4%) |
• Indian Tamil | 105,872 (5.49%) |
• Sri Lankan Moors | 82,343 (4.27%) |
• Sri Lankan Tamil | 72,298 (3.75%) |
• Other | 1,962 (0.09%) |
Religion (2012 census)[2] | |
• Buddhist | 1,653,381 (85.73%) |
• Hindu | 156,312 (8.1%) |
• Muslim | 85,610 (4.44%) |
• Christian | 33,219 (1.72%) |
• Other/None | 133 (0.006%) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
ISO 3166 code | LK-9 |
Vehicle registration | SG |
Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil |
Flower | Vesak flower (Dendrobium Maccarthiae) |
Literacy (2012) | 94.8% [3] |
Computer literacy (2020) | 32% [4] |
Website | www |
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