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Key facts
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Admitted
- 14 November 1987
- Capital
- Kandy
- Major cities
- List Matale Nuwara Eliya
- Districts
- List Kandy Matale Nuwara Eliya
- Type
- Provincial Council
- Body
- Central Provincial Council
- Governor
- Sarath Abeykoon
- Total
- 5,674 km (2,191 sq mi)
- Rank
- 6th (8.63% of total area)
- Density
- 451.0/km (1,168/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
- Iso 3166 code
- LK-2
- Vehicle registration
- CP
- Official languages
- Sinhalese , Tamil
- Flower
- Rhododendron arboreum
- Website
- www .cp .gov .lk
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2712804
- Area
- 5674
- Official website
- www.cpcouncil.net
- Image
- SL Kandy asv2020-01 img10 Arthurs Seat view.jpg
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- Central Province, Sri Lanka
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The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්යම පළාත Madhyama Paḷāta, Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம் Maddiya Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 567,400 ha (1,402,000 acres) and a population of 2,421,148, making it the second most populated province. The city of Kandy has been its capital since 1469.
The Central Province is located primarily in the central mountainous terrain of Sri Lanka. It is bordered by the North Central Province to the north, the Uva Province to the east, the North Western Province to the west and the Sabaragamuwa Province to the south and west.
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