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North Central Province , Sri Lanka - wikipedia North Central Province , Sri Lanka Province in Sri Lanka <Th_colspan="2"> North Central Province උතුරු මැද පළාත வட மத்திய மாகாணம் <Td_colspan="2"> Province <Td_colspan="2"> Flag <Td_colspan="2"> Location within Sri Lanka Country Sri Lanka Created 1873 Admitted 14 November 1987 Capital Anuradhapura Largest City Anuradhapura <Th_colspan="2"> Government Governor M.P. Jayasinghe Chief Minister Peshala Jayarathne <Th_colspan="2"> Area Total 10,472 km ( 4,043 sq mi ) Area rank 1st ( 16.31 % of total area ) <Th_colspan="2"> Population ( 2011 census ) Total 1,259,567 Rank 8th ( 5.91 % of total pop . ) Density 120 / km ( 310 / sq mi ) <Th_colspan="2"> Gross Regional Product ( 2010 ) Total Rs 232 billion Rank 7th ( 4.8 % of total ) Time zone Sri Lanka ( UTC + 05 : 30 ) ISO 3166 code LK - 7 Vehicle registration NC Official Languages Sinhalese , Tamil Website www.nc.gov.lk North Central Province ( Sinhalese : 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 , and it has a weak economy as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands . Contents 1 History 2 Major cities 3 Other towns 4 Provincial council 5 Administrative units 5.1 Districts 6 Education 6.1 Anuradhapura 6.2 Polonnaruwa 7 See also 8 References 9 External links History ( edit ) 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 . Major cities ( edit ) Anuradhapura ( Municipal Council ) Other towns ( edit ) Polonnaruwa - Kaduruwela Medawachchiya Kahatagasdigiliya Hingurakgoda Nochchiyagama Kekirawa Minneriya Horowpatana Tambuttegama Manampitiya Eppawala Habarana Maradankadawala Rambewa Mihintale Talawa Padawiya Kebitigollawa Giritale Mahailuppallama Welikanda 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 Provincial council ( edit ) 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 Investors to start their Businesses , specially Agriculture , agro based industries and Livestock sectors . Administrative units ( edit ) The two districts of the North Central Province . Districts ( edit ) Uturumeda is divided into 2 districts : Anuradhapura District 7,128 km ( 2,752 sq mi ) Polonnaruwa District 3,293 km ( 1,271 sq mi ) Education ( edit ) Anuradhapura ( edit ) Rajarata University of Sri Lanka - Anuradhapura Open University of Sri Lanka -- Anuradhapura ( SLIATE ) Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Anuradhapura Teachers Training School - Anuradhapura Technical college -- Anuradhapura Buddhsravaka Bhiksu University - Anuradhapura ( NITA ) K.B. Rathnayake MW - Anuradhapura University College of Anuradhapura ( University of Vocational Technology ) - Vidyala Mawatha , Anuradhapura St. Joseph 's College , Anuradhapura Anuradhapura Central College Polonnaruwa ( edit ) Pulatishi - Polonnaruwa See also ( edit ) Provinces of Sri Lanka Districts of Sri Lanka References ( edit ) Jump up ^ :. News Line : North , East record highest GDP growth rate Archived 2012 - 06 - 20 at the Wayback Machine . External links ( edit ) North Central Province Provincial Council Cities in North Central province <Th_colspan="2"> Places adjacent to North Central Province , Sri Lanka <Td_colspan="2"> Northern Province Northern Province Eastern Province North Western Province North Central Province Eastern Province North Western Province Central Province Eastern Province <Th_colspan="2"> Provinces of Sri Lanka <Td_colspan="2"> Central Eastern North Central Northern North Western Sabaragamuwa Southern Uva Western Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka&oldid=842699440 '' Categories : Provinces of Sri Lanka North Central Province , Sri Lanka Kingdom of Kandy Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Articles containing Sinhalese - language text Articles containing Tamil - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikivoyage Български Cebuano Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی Français 한국어 हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Nordfriisk Polski Português Русский සිංහල Simple English Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 20 more Edit links This page was last edited on 24 May 2018 , at 02 : 55 ( UTC ) . 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