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Pages in category "Districts of Kandahar Province" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The short lived North Eastern Province. The number of provinces remained static until September 1988 when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J. R. Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. [12]
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [17] The Ampara District was created in April 1961, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] followed by the creation of the Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [ 20 ] through a new constitution , which also reintroduced the provinces as the main administrative units. [ 21 ]
In 1955, the district replaced the province as the country's main administrative unit. [10] Ampara District was created in April 1961, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] followed by the creation of Mullaitivu and Gampaha districts in September 1978 [ 13 ] through a new constitution , which also reintroduced the province as the main administrative unit. [ 14 ]
Kandahar has been known for having well-irrigated gardens and orchards, and was famous for its grapes, melons, and pomegranates. The main source of trade is to Pakistan, Iran and other regional countries. Kandahar is an agricultural area and several of the districts are irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority. [77]
Kalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west. [4]
The districts of Sri Lanka are further divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. They were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. Divisional secretariats are the third-level administrative divisions of the country and there are currently [as of?] 331 divisional secretariats in Sri Lanka. [1]
Ampara District is located in the south east of Sri Lanka in the Eastern Province.It has an area of 4,415 square kilometres (1,705 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Batticaloa and Polonnaruwa districts from north, Indian Ocean from east, Hambantota District from south, Badulla and Matale districts from northwest and by the Monaragala District from west and southeast.