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Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Western Province, Sri Lanka
The
Western Province
(
Basnahira Palata
;
Mael Maakaanam
) is one of the nine
provinces
of
Sri Lanka
, the first level
administrative division
of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the
13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
established
provincial councils
. The province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
as well to
Colombo
, the nation's administrative and business center.
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