Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province ( ;  ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The capital of the province is Jaffna. The Sri Lankan Civil War began in this province. It where most of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka live.

Provinces in Sri Lanka were created in the 19th century. Provincial councils were created in 1987 by a change to the Constitution. Between 1988 and 2006 the Northern Province and the Eastern Province were temporarily put together to make the North Eastern Province.

 Districts 
 Jaffna District
 Kilinochchi District
 Mannar District
 Mullaitivu District
 Vavuniya District

 Related pages 
 Tamil Eelam

 References 

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