Habagatan na Probinsya
{{short description|Probinsya kan Sri Lanka}}
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| name                    = Southern Province
| native_name             = {{lang|si|දකුණු පළාත}}<br>{{lang|ta|தென் மாகாணம்}}
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Province]]
| image_skyline           =
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           =
| image_flag              = Flag of the Southern Province (Sri Lanka).PNG
| flag_alt                =
| image_map               = Sri Lanka Southern Province locator map.svg
| map_alt                 =
| map_caption             = Location within Sri Lanka
| coor_pinpoint           =
| coordinates             = {{coord|6|10|N|80|45|E|region:LK_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = Sri Lanka
| established_title       = Created
| established_date        = 1833
| established_title1      = [[Constitution of Sri Lanka|Admitted]]
| established_date1       = 14 November 1987
| founder                 =
| seat_type               = Capital
| seat                    = [[Galle]]
| seat1_type              = Largest City
| seat1                   = [[Galle]]
| government_footnotes    =
| leader_title            = [[List of Governors of Southern Province|Governor]]
| leader_name             = [[Bandula Harischandra]]
| leader_title1           = [[List of Chief Ministers of Southern Province|Chief Minister]]
| leader_name1            = none
| unit_pref               = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 5544
| area_rank               = 7th (8.46% of total area)
| area_water_percent      =
| area_note               =
| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             =
| population_footnotes    =
| population_total        = 2,464,732<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/PopulationAtla_2012/02_ProvincialMaps/Map%20P1.1.1%20Pop%20u%20lat%20ion%20by%20P%20r%20ov%20i%20n%20c%20e%20,%202%2001%202.pdf|title=Population by Province, 2012|publisher=Department of Census & Statistics|date=2012|access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>
| population_rank         = 3rd (12.18% of total pop.)
| population_as_of        = 2011 census
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym      =
| population_note         =
| demographics_type1      = [[Gross Regional Product]]
| demographics1_footnotes = &nbsp;(2010)<ref>[http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca201007/20100719north_east_record_highest_gdp_growth_rate.htm :.News Line : North, East record highest GDP growth rate<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620212257/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca201007/20100719north_east_record_highest_gdp_growth_rate.htm |date=20 June 2012 }}</ref>
| demographics1_title1    = Total
| demographics1_info1     = [[Sri Lankan rupee|Rs]] 492 billion
| demographics1_title2    = Rank
| demographics1_info2     = 3rd (10.2% of total)
| timezone1               = Sri Lanka
| utc_offset1             = +05:30
| blank_name_sec1         = Official Languages
| blank_info_sec1         = [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| iso_code                = LK-3
| registration_plate      = SP
| website                 = {{URL|www.sp.gov.lk}}
| footnotes               =
}}
An '''Habagatan na Probinsya''' (Sinhala: දකුණු පළාත ''Dakuṇu Paḷāta'', Tamil: தென் மாகாணம் ''Theṉ Mākāṇam'') kan [[Sri Lanka]] iyo an saro sa siyam na [[mga probinsya kan Sri Lanka]], an enot na level nin [[administratibong dibisyon]] kan nasyon. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the [[13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka]] established [[Provincial councils of Sri Lanka|provincial councils]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Provinces of Sri Lanka|url=http://www.statoids.com/ulk.html|publisher=Statoids}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Provincial Councils|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html|publisher=[[Government of Sri Lanka]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707214924/http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html|archive-date=7 July 2009}}</ref> Iyo iyan an ika-7 pinakadakulang probinsya susog sa sukol asin pig-eerokan nin 2.5 milyon katawo, asin iyo an ika-3 pinakatawong probinsya. Napapalibotan an probinsya kan [[Probinsya kan Sabaragamuwa]] asin [[Probinsya kan Uva]] sa amihanan, [[Subangan na Probinsya]] sa amihanan-subangan, [[Solnopan na Probinsya]] sa amihanan-solnopan asin an [[Indian Ocean]] sa habagatan, solnopan asin subangan. An kapitolyo kan probinsya iyo an [[Galle]].

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An Habagatan na Probinsya (Sinhala: දකුණු පළාත Dakuṇu Paḷāta, Tamil: தென் மாகாணம் Theṉ Mākāṇam) kan Sri Lanka iyo an saro sa siyam na mga probinsya kan Sri Lanka, an enot na level nin administratibong dibisyon kan nasyon. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Iyo iyan an ika-7 pinakadakulang probinsya susog sa sukol asin pig-eerokan nin 2.5 milyon katawo, asin iyo an ika-3 pinakatawong probinsya. Napapalibotan an probinsya kan Probinsya kan Sabaragamuwa asin Probinsya kan Uva sa amihanan, Subangan na Probinsya sa amihanan-subangan, Solnopan na Probinsya sa amihanan-solnopan asin an Indian Ocean sa habagatan, solnopan asin subangan. An kapitolyo kan probinsya iyo an Galle.

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