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North Central Province උතුරු මැද පළාත வட மத்திய மாகாணம்
Province
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Location within Sri Lanka
Country	Sri Lanka
Created	1873
Admitted	14 November 1987
Capital	Anuradhapura
Largest City	Anuradhapura
Government
• Governor	M. P. Jayasinghe
• Chief Minister	Peshala Jayarathne
Area
• Total	10,472 km2 (4,043 sq mi)
Area rank	1st (16.31% of total area)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	1,259,567
• Rank	8th (5.91% of total pop.)
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product  (2010)[1]
• Total	Rs 232 billion
• Rank	7th (4.8% of total)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
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. Maithripala Sirisena, the Sri Lankan president, hails from the North Central Province.

History

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

• 
  Anuradhapura (Municipal Council)

Other towns

• 
  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

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

The two districts of the North Central Province.

Districts

Uturumeda is divided into 2 districts:

• 
  Anuradhapura District 7,128 km² (2,752 sq mi)


• 
  Polonnaruwa District 3,293 km² (1,271 sq mi)

Education

Anuradhapura

• 
  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

• 
  Pulatishi - Polonnaruwa

See also

• Provinces of Sri Lanka


• Districts of Sri Lanka

References

External links

• North Central Province Provincial Council


• Cities in North Central province