Province Area map Provincial capital Date Created Land area in km2 (mi2)[14] Inland water area in km2 (mi2)[14] Total area in km2 (mi2)[14] Population (2012)[15] Population density per km2 (per mi2)[lower-alpha 1] Central Kandy 1 October 1833 5,575 (2,153) 99 (38) 5,674 (2,191) 2,571,557 461 (1,190) Eastern Trincomalee 1 October 1833 9,361 (3,614) 635 (245) 9,996 (3,859) 1,555,510 166 (430) North Central Anuradhapura 1873 9,741 (3,761) 731 (282) 10,472 (4,043) 1,266,663 130 (340) Northern Jaffna 1 October 1833 8,290 (3,200) 594 (229) 8,884 (3,430) 1,061,315 128 (330) North Western Kurunegala 1845 7,506 (2,898) 382 (147) 7,888 (3,046) 2,380,861 317 (820) Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 1889 4,921 (1,900) 47 (18) 4,968 (1,918) 1,928,655 392 (1,020) Southern Galle 1 October 1833 5,383 (2,078) 161 (62) 5,544 (2,141) 2,477,285 460 (1,200) Uva Badulla 1886 8,335 (3,218) 165 (64) 8,500 (3,300) 1,266,463 152 (390) Western Colombo 1 October 1833 3,593 (1,387) 91 (35) 3,684 (1,422) 5,851,130 1,628 (4,220) Total 62,705 (24,211) 2,905 (1,122) 65,610 (25,330) 20,359,439 325 (840)