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Islands Guide -
Sri Lanka Travel Guide
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Population - 20,222,240
Total Area - 64,740 Square Kilometre
Currency - 1 Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) = 100 Sri Lankan Cents
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About Sri Lanka
The island of Sri Lanka
is situated off the South East coast of the Indian subcontinent,
about 30 kilometre South of India and is separated
by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Sri Lanka Island is divided into eight provinces which are further subdivided into districts.
List of Provinces of Sri Lanka
Western (Colombo), Central (Kandy), Southern (Galle),
North Western (Kurunegala), North Central (Anuradhapura), Uva (Badulla),
Sabaragamuwa (Ratnapura), North Eastern (Trincomalee)
Sri Lanka Weather
The Sri Lanka climate is tropical, characterized by monsoons.
Major towns & cities in Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura, Batticoloa, Colombo, Dambulla, Galle, Hambantota,
Hikkaduwa, Jaffna, Kalutara, Kandy, Kotte, Kurunegala, Manner,
Matara, Negombo, Nuwara Eliya, Polonnaruwa, Ratnapura, Sigiriya,
Trincomalee
Beaches in Sri Lanka
Beruwela, Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Koggala, Mount Lavinia, Arugam Bay, Nelaveli
Sri Lanka Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanical Garden Paradeniya (Kandy),
Hakgala Gardens (Nuwara Eliya),
Botanical Gardens Gampaha
Sri Lanka National Park
Yala National Park, Uda Walawe National Park, Horton Plains National Park, Bundala National Park, Gal Oya National Park, The Wasgamuwa National Park
Sri Lanka Rivers
Kalu Ganga, Kelaniya River, Mahaweli, Malwathu Oya,
Maha Oya, Yan Oya, Walawe River
Sri Lanka Mountain Ranges
Samanala Kandha, Haputale, Nakalse, Piduruthalagala
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