Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and the first kingdoms developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about A.D. 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a South Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century, followed by the Dutch in the 17th century.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
25 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Trikuṇāmalaya | District | LK-53 |
| Mulativ | District | LK-45 |
| Yāpanaya | District | LK-41 |
| Kilinŏchchi | District | LK-42 |
| Mannārama | District | LK-43 |
| Puttalama | District | LK-62 |
| Gampaha | District | LK-12 |
| Kŏḷamba | District | LK-11 |
| Kaḷutara | District | LK-13 |
| Gālla | District | LK-31 |
| Mātara | District | LK-32 |
| Hambantŏṭa | District | LK-33 |
| Ampāra | District | LK-52 |
| Maḍakalapuva | District | LK-51 |
| Ratnapura | District | LK-91 |
| Mŏṇarāgala | District | LK-82 |
| Kægalla | District | LK-92 |
| Badulla | District | LK-81 |
| Mātale | District | LK-22 |
| Pŏḷŏnnaruva | District | LK-72 |
| Kuruṇægala | District | LK-61 |
| Anurādhapura | District | LK-71 |
| Nuvara Ĕliya | District | LK-23 |
| Vavuniyāva | District | LK-44 |
| Mahanuvara | District | LK-21 |
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