North Central Province, North Central

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North Central Province at a glance

North Central Province currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages and 2 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

3

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County pages

2

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Largest city

Anuradhapura

Population 60,943

Top linked places

Anuradhapura 60,943 Polonnaruwa 13,900 Mihintale 5,000

Country	Sri Lanka
State	North Central (Sri Lanka)
Area	10472 km2
Latitude & Longitude	8.3333,80.5000
Capital	Anuradhapura
Establishment	January 01, 1873 (153 years ago)
Time Zone	Asia/Colombo
Local time	08:58:07 (16th April 2026)

Geography

North Central Province is located at 8°19'60"N 80°30'0"E (8.3333300, 80.5000000). It has 2 neighbors: North Western Province and Central Province.

The largest city of North Central Province is Anuradhapura with a population of 60,943. . See all North Central Province cities & populated places.