Sri Lanka Provinces & Districts Explorer

34 places to explore. Touch an area for its name, then choose the arrow for details.

Find a province or district

9 places. Switch between provinces and districts to compare the two levels.

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Sri Lanka Provinces & Districts Explorer: 34 mapped places

Place details

Explore the island

One island, 9 provinces, 25 districts

Choose a province to see its districts, or change the map view to explore all 25 districts. On a phone, tap an area for its name, then choose the arrow for details.

Start with 9 provinces

Find a familiar province and describe where it lies on the island. Colours help you tell neighbouring areas apart.

Look closer at 25 districts

Switch the map to districts. Select one to see which province it belongs to, then return to that province.

Compare names and places

Search English names and available Sinhala and Tamil names. Add cities or rivers from Map layers for a reference.

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Drag to pan. Pinch to zoom. Focus the map to zoom with your touchpad or use + / −. Arrow keys pan; Home resets.

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