North Central Province, Sri Lanka
| North Central Province උතුරු මැද පළාත வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Uturumeda Province |
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| Country |  Sri Lanka |
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| Created | 1873 | ||
| Admitted | 14 November 1987 | ||
| Capital | Anuradhapura | ||
| Largest City | Anuradhapura | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Karunarathne Diulgane | ||
| • Chief Minister | Berty Premalal Dissanayake | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10,714 km2 (4,137 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1st (16.31% of total area) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 1,104,664 | ||
| • Rank | 8th (5.91% of total pop.) | ||
| • Density | 103.105/km2 (267.040/sq mi) | ||
| Gross Regional Product (2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | Rs 232 billion | ||
| • Rank | 7th (4.8% of total) | ||
| Time zone | Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Official Languages | Sinhala, Tamil | ||
| Website | ncp.gov.lk | ||
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North Central Province (Sinhala: උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, Tamil: வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) 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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Demographics
| Year | Sinhalese | Tamils1 | Muslims2 | Others | Total | |||||
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| 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% | |||||||||
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1 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils. 2 Sri Lankan Moors and Sri Lankan Malays.
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Buddhist | Hindu | Muslim | Roman Catholic |
Other Christian |
Others | Total | |||||||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Anuradhapura | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Polonnaruwa | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
| Total | 100.00% | |||||||||||||
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[edit] 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
[edit] Administrative Units
[edit] Districts
Uturumeda is divided into 2 districts:
- Anuradhapura District 7,128 km2 (2,752 sq mi)
- Polonnaruwa District 3,403 km2 (1,314 sq mi)
[edit] Divisional Secretariat
There are 30 divisional Secretariats.
[edit] Pradesiyasaba
There are 26 pradesiyasabas and one municipal council
[edit] 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)
[edit] Grama Niladhari Divisions
There are 984 grama niladhari divisions.
[edit] Villages
There are 3742 villages.
[edit] Electorate District
There are 7 electorate districts.
[edit] Education
[edit] Anuradhapura
- Rajarata University - Anuradhapura
- Open University, Anuradhapura – Anuradhapura
- Teachers Training School - Anuradhapura
- Technical college – Anuradhapura
- [Buddhsravaka Bhiksu University - Anuradhapura
- [NITA] K.B.Rathnayake MW - Anuradhapura
[edit] Polonnaruwa
- Pulatishi - Polonnaruwa
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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