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Western Province

Province

The Western Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first-level administrative division of the country. Its capital is Colombo, and the 2021 census recorded a population of 6,219,000 across a total area of about 3,684 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Colombo 1
Population
6,219,000 1
2021 figure from Western Province's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Area (sq km)
3684 1
Latitude
6.833 degrees north 1
Longitude
80.083 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Colombo, Cities

colombo is associated with western-province-sri-lanka.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Cities

sri-jayawardenepura-kotte is associated with western-province-sri-lanka.

Source Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Wikipedia)
Sri Lanka, Countries

Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka.

Source Western Province (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Colombo, Cities

colombo is the capital of western-province-sri-lanka.

Source Colombo (Wikipedia)
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Found There

Doso-Turumsa languages

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Kamula-Elevala languages

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Sources
1. Western Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Western Province (Sinhala: බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnāhira Paḷāta; Tamil: மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Colombo
  • Infobox, population
    Population 6,219,000 (2021 census)
  • Article text
    It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi), making it the smallest of the country's nine provinces.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    6.833 N, 80.083 E
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Wikidata: Western Province
Wikidata Q856686, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier): The World Factbook: Sri Lanka (Government, Administrative divisions)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive, lower reliability tier)Part Of: Sri Lanka, Government: Administrative divisions
Quote, Part Of: Sri Lanka, Government: Administrative divisions
9 provinces; Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western
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