What is the Eastern Province?

Q: What is the Eastern Province?


A: The Eastern Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

Q: What languages are spoken in the Eastern Province?


A: Tamil and Sinhala are the languages spoken in the Eastern Province.

Q: What is the capital of the Eastern Province?


A: The capital of the Eastern Province is Trincomalee.

Q: What is the significance of the creation of provinces in Sri Lanka?


A: Provinces are the first level administrative division of Sri Lanka.

Q: When were provinces created in Sri Lanka?


A: Provinces in Sri Lanka were created in the 19th century.

Q: When were provincial councils created in Sri Lanka?


A: Provincial councils were created in 1987 by a change to the Constitution.

Q: What is the area of the Eastern Province?


A: The Eastern Province has an area of 9,996 square kilometres (3,859 sq mi).

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