North Central Province (Sri Lanka)
Coordinates: 8 ° 17 ' N , 80 ° 29' E
North Central Province උතුරු මැද පළාත (Uturu Mæda Paḷāta) வட மத்திய மாகாணம் (Vaṭa Mattiya Mākāṇam) |
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Capital : | Anuradhapura |
Area : | 10,472 km² |
Residents : | 1,259,200 (2012) |
Population density : | 129 inhabitants per km² |
The North Central Province ( Sinhala : උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturu Mæda Paḷāta [ ˈut̪uru ˈmæd̪ə paˈlaːt̪ə ], வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mattiya Mākāṇam [ ˈʋaɖə ˈmat̪ːijə ˈmaːɡaːɳʌm ], English : North Central Province ) is a province of Sri Lankas . The capital is Anuradhapura . The province consists of the two administrative districts Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa and is economically rather backward and sparsely populated. The vegetation consists mainly of tropical dry forests.