Historical Places

 Dalada Maligawa (The Temple of The Tooth) at Kandy


About Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia.

Government                             : Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka

Capital (Commercial)           : Colombo

Capital (Legistive)                 : Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Independence Day                : February 4th

Religions                                   : Buddhist               69.0%

         : Hindu                       7.1%

         : Christian                 6.2%

         : Muslim                    7.6%

                                                      : Other                         10.0%   

Sri Lanka Map

 

Political Leaders Hierarchical Systems














President                                       : Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister                            : Hon. D M Jayarathna
Speaker                                          : Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa
Leader of the House                 : Hon. Nimal Siripada de Silva
Leader of the Opposition       : Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe

Administrative Divisions

The country is partitioned into 9 Provinces.

1. Western Province                   
2. Central Province                 
3. Southern Province 
4. Northern Province                     
5. Eastern Province                 
6. North Central Province
7. North Western Province            
8. Sabaragamuwa Province      
9. Uva Province

25 Districts  

1. Colombo District                        
2. Gampaha District                
3. Kalutara Disktrict
4. Galle District                             
5. Matara District                    
6. Hambantota District
7. Kandy District                           
8. Nuwara Eliya District           
9. Matale District
10. Anuradhapura District               
11. Polonnaruwa District                       
12. Badulla District
13. Monaragala District                   
14. Ratnapura District               
15. Kegalle District
16. Kurunagala District                   
17. Puttalam District                 
18. Jaffna District
19. Kilinochchi District                     
20. Mannar District            
21. Mullativu District
22. Trincomalee District                  
23. Vavuniya District                
24. Ampara District
25. Batticaloa District

Prime Ministers

1. Hon. D. S. Senanayake (1948 - 22 March 1952)

2. Hon. Dudley. Senanayake (26 March 1952 - 12 October 1953, 21 March 1960 - 21 July 1960, 25 March 1965 - 29 May 1970)

3. Hon. Sir. Jhon. Kotelawala (12 October 1953 - 12 April 1956)

4. Hon. S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake (12 April 1956 - 26 September 1959)

5. Hon. W. Dahanayake (26 September 1959 - 20 March 1960)

6. Hon. Srimavo. Bandaranayake (21 July 1960 - 25 March 1965, 29 May 1970 - 23 July 1977, 14 November 1994 - 9 August 2000)

7. Hon. J. R. Jayawardane (23 July 1977 - 4 February 1978)

8. Hon. R. Premadasa (6 February 1978 - 2 January 1989)

9. Hon. D. B. Wijetunge (6 March 1989 - 7 May 1993)

10. Hon. Ranil. Wickramasinghe (7 May 1993 - 19 August 1994, 9 December 2001 - 6 April 2004)

11. Hon. Chandrika. Kumaratunge (19 August 1994 - 12 November 1994) 

12. Hon. Ratnasiri. Wickremanayake (10 August 2000 - 7 December 2001, 19 November 2005 - 21 April 2010)

12. Hon. Mahinda. Rajapaksa (6 April 2004 - 19 November 2005)

13. Hon. D. M. Jayarathna (21 April 2010......)

Presidents

1. Hon. J. R. Jayawardena (4 February 1978 - 2 January 1989)

2. Hon. Ransinghe. Premadasa (2 Januarry 1989 - 1 May 1993)

3. Hon. D. B. Wijetunga (1 May 1993 - 12 November 1994)

4. Hon. Chandrika. Bandaranayake. Kumaratunge (12 November 1994 - 19 November 2005)















5. Hon. Mahinda. Rajapaksa (19 November 2005........ )