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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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always the chance of a deluge. In the lowlands, the climate is typically tropical with the average temperature is around 28°C to 30°C throughout the year. January is typically the coolest month and May is the hottest month. Relative humidity varies from 70% during the day to 90% at night. The Dry Zone of the Sri Lanka is the north and east of the island, this region is affected by the north east monsoon (December to March) and southwest monsoon (June to October). It is thought to be dry because most of the rains fall during the north-east monsoon.
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nations provide a steady flow of foreign remittances to their relatives in the province. However, with the election victory of President Maithripala Sirisena and the removal of restrictions that prevented foreigners from visiting the north contributed to the sense of economic renewal alongside the development of
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Few newspapers are published in the province now in the principal language of Tamil. None in English and Sinhala. Before the Civil war commenced dozens of newspapers and magazines were published. Press freedom is limited and mostly censored by Government and Pro-government paramilitaries. Now most of
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The Northern Province's contribution the gross domestic product is the lowest among the nine provinces representing only 3.5% of the overall GDP in 2015 however the provincial gross domestic product nominal growth rate was 12.1% in 2015 and is the fastest growing province alongside the North Central
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the Palali Airport. Hospitals and schools as well as a cultural center and vocational training facility is being built in Jaffna. Investments have also started to flow into an industries such chemical and cement factories, hotels, apparel factories, power plants and aquaculture farms. As of 2018 the
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Sri Lanka enjoys a typical tropical monsoonal climate. The Northern Province tends to be hot and dry in the dry season (February to September), and moderately cool and wet in the wet season (October to January). The province's climate is of the tropical kind, and therefore during monsoons there is
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along with fishing made a major contribution to the economy. However now they have been abandoned and the factories are rusting. Close to a third of the population is unemployed far more than Sri Lanka and work is mostly informal and thus unstable. The population that managed to flee to foreign
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The proclamations were only meant to be a temporary measure until a referendum was held in the Eastern Province on a permanent merger between the two provinces. However, the referendum was never held and successive Sri Lankan presidents issued proclamations annually extending the life of the
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for the East. On 16 October 2006 the Supreme Court ruled that the proclamations issued by President Jayewardene were null and void and had no legal effect. The North Eastern Province was formally de-merged into the Northern and Eastern provinces on 1 January 2007.
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Northern Province being an agricultural dominant province, where agricultural sector is 25.9% and trade sector comes next to it is 19.3%. Most of the people engaged in service sector covering 31.2% of the total.
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While the Northern province has seen an era of peace after the end of the war, the scars left by the war still remain. Despite the large amount of infrastructure projects undertaken by the
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imposed a travel ban to prevent foreigners from traveling to the former war zone in the province. The ban was lifted three months later by the newly elected president
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since 1974. The university has approximately 7,000 students. The province is known for its institutions of education, many of which were established by
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Transport infrastructure in the province is poorly developed and limits economic activity. Most people still use bullock carts for transportation.
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1 seat. On 10 December 1988 Annamalai Varatharajah Perumal of the EPRLF became the first Chief Minister of the North-East Provincial Council.
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to be held by 31 December 1988 in the Eastern Province to decide whether the merger should be permanent. Crucially, the accord allowed the
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On 1 March 1990, just as the IPKF were preparing to withdraw from Sri Lanka, Permual moved a motion in the North-East Provincial Council
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controlling this province, directly or indirectly, alarmed them greatly. On 14 July 2006, after a long campaign against the merger, the
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Northern Province is covered in tropical forests, with numerous rivers flowing through them. The north-west coast is part of the deep
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groups, won all of the 36 seats in the north uncontested. However, elections did take place for the 35 seats in the east. The
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were held in the demerged the Eastern Province which was followed by elections in the Northern Province in September 2013.
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population, the Northern Province is sometimes referred to as "Sri Lanka's Tamil country". The majority of fighting in the
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Annual rainfall is less than 1250 mm in the north west and south east of the Inland. It has two rainy seasons South
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Much of the Northern Province was under the control of rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for many years during the
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First elected representation at provincial level to a legislative came about after the Second Manning Reforms of the
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apparel industry of the province employ 7,917 staff and represent an investment of US$ 65 million with factories in
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is the primary airport in the province, once an international airport that had regular passenger flight service to
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enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected Council. The
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in 1930 and Thinakaran in 1932 and journals committed to the growth of modernistic, socially purposive literature
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and the Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987, establishing provincial councils. On September 2 and 8 1988
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Ancient Jaffna, Being a research into the History of Jaffna from Very Early Times to the Portuguese Period
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was appointed Chief Minister of the Northern Province following the provincial council elections 2013.
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Peninsular Jaffna from ancient to medieval times, Its significant historical and settlement aspects
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The population of the northern province was 1,058,762 in 2012. The majority of the population are
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around Sri Lanka are to be found to the west of the Northern Province. The largest islands are:
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The population of the province, like that of the Eastern Province, was heavily affected by the
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Northern Province is located in the north of Sri Lanka and is just 22 miles (35 km) from
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Until 1978, the administration of the provinces in Sri Lanka where mainly carried out by the
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during the war. Many Sri Lankan Tamils also moved to the relative safety of the capital city
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was sworn in as the Governor of Northern Province with effect 12 July 2009 and
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Since the early 1990s parts of the north-east provinces were controlled by the
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the Tamil, English, Sinhala magazines come from Colombo and Chennai, India.
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and Jaffna are available. There are a few small airports and airstrips in
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newspaper, prevented elections. The north-east was governed directly from
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Most of the railways were developed during the British colonial period.
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There are number of underdeveloped C and D Class roads in the province.
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West Monsoon- May to August, North East Monsoon- November to February.
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Parts of present-day Northern Province were part of the pre-colonial
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2001 Census was only carried out partially in the Northern province.
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control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of
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in the civil and business sectors. Before the civil war cement and
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Sri Lanka" The Untold Story by K T Rajasingham (via Asia Times)
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from the highlands of India and Sri Lanka since the breakup of
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Jaffna and Colombo, A century of relationships in three plays
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Gross State Domestic Product in Rs. Crores and Current Prices
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Population of Northern Province by ethnic group 1881 to 2012
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The province is divided into two distinct geographic areas:
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which became independent in 1979, previously having been a
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Wholesale attack on Tamil newspapers, Journalist kidnapped
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Airways and airports are underdeveloped in this province.
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Major roads in Province are divided into two categories:
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Notes on Jaffna, Chronological, historical, biographical
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By the 1940s, daily newspapers had already been started
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Population of Northern Province by religion 1981 to 2012
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political party filed three separate petitions with the
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for provincial councils took place on 28 April 1988 in
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operates the country's railway network, including the
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Total Schools of Northern Province (1981) and (2006)
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is one of the oldest schools in the Northern Province
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again with the help of India. Daily flights between
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which assigned a seat to the Northern Province. With
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List of settlements in Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
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The majority of the people earn their livelihood as
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won 17 seats, EPRLF 12 seats, ENDLF 5 seats and the
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to the Jaffna kingdom. The province then came under
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Between 1988 and 2006, the province was temporarily
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Jaffna peninsula is irrigated by underground 4373:"Palali airport to be upgraded to int'l level" 848:to postpone the referendum at his discretion. 5261: 4904: 4665: 4502: 4457:the Essential guide for Jaffna and its region 4342: 2758:Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front 1447:List of towns in Northern Province, Sri Lanka 35: 4451:The laws and customs of the Tamils of Jaffna 4401:"The Hindu : The first Madras graduate" 4327: 4325: 3560:"Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" 836:the Northern and Eastern provinces into one 5179:Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India 4343:Bhattacharjya, Satarupa (17 January 2010). 4265: 4263: 4238:G A Chandrasiri re-appointed as NP Governor 4197:"Opposition campaign under unholy alliance" 4083:"The Manning Constitutional Reforms (1920)" 2722:established provincial councils. The first 1178:The Northern Province is divided into five 1168: 29: 5275: 5268: 5254: 4672: 4658: 4509: 4495: 4289:"Provincial Gross Domestic Product – 2015" 4195:Kulatunga, K.M.H.C.B. (30 November 2014). 4008: 4006: 2762:Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front 2677:which elects 15 of the 225 members of the 2641: 959:. It is connected with Indian mainland by 4322: 4194: 4077: 4075: 3991:"Twenty years on - riots that led to war" 3869: 3610: 3608: 3589: 3587: 3585: 3583: 1440: 4793: 4332:http://www.np.gov.lk/pdf/development.pdf 4260: 3988: 3709: 3688: 3620:Census of Population & Housing, 2011 3599:Census of Population & Housing, 2011 3394:(Morning Star) was published in 1841 by 3253: 3222:. It had been under the control of the 3104: 3092: 2860: 2652: 946: 760: 4113: 4003: 3859:. LankaNewspapers.com. 20 October 2022. 3741:Ceylon Under British Rule (1795 - 1932) 982:to the north and east and the Eastern, 5462: 4072: 4023: 3851: 3849: 3847: 3605: 3580: 3554: 3552: 3550: 3548: 1415: 1153: 5249: 4653: 4490: 4153: 4151: 3870:Sambandan, V. S. (14 November 2003). 3775: 3758: 3737: 3648:"A trip to Sri Lanka's Tamil country" 3414:in 1946 had also started coming out. 2684: 910:. The province was recaptured by the 753:took place in the Northern province. 392:8,290 km (3,200 sq mi) 384:8,884 km (3,430 sq mi) 4524: 3800: 3135:B Class roads or Provincial Highways 2818:Following the end of the civil war, 824:signed on 29 July 1987 required the 4848:Government of the Northern Province 3844: 3545: 2711:were established in the Provinces. 2699:of the districts. Through the 13th 2648:Government of the Northern Province 882:The merger was bitterly opposed by 13: 4148: 4121:"Hand book on Provincial councils" 3989:Harrison, Frances (23 July 2003). 3936:"Climate and Seasons in Sri Lanka" 3129:A Class roads or National Highways 966:The province is surrounded by the 114:Districts of the Northern Province 14: 5491: 4475: 5435: 5417: 5399: 5381: 5363: 5345: 5327: 5309: 5291: 5232: 5231: 5189:Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar 5184:Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna 4736: 4615: 4596: 4588: 4569: 4533: 4361:. 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Archived from 3539: 2659:Legislative Council of Ceylon 1072:The province has a number of 928:In late 2014, then-incumbent 799:Colebrooke-Cameron Commission 5470:Northern Province, Sri Lanka 4928:Jaffna International Airport 4708:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism 4682:Northern Province, Sri Lanka 4597: 4589: 3696:The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 3249: 3208:Jaffna International Airport 3160:, in the Northern Province. 3088: 2839:Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1603: 1173: 942: 919:Mahinda Rajapaksa government 773:. 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(1933). 3567:Statistical Abstract 2011 2774:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 2671:Jaffna Electoral District 2665:been enabled through the 2631:Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya 2427: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2401: 1636: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1615: 892:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 708: 697: 668: 656: 644: 632: 620: 606: 596: 586: 576: 564: 551: 543: 532: 521: 510: 499: 492: 484: 473: 462: 451: 440: 433: 425: 421:9th (5.22% of total pop.) 417: 409: 404: 396: 388: 380: 375: 283: 270: 260: 250: 245: 202: 192: 182: 172: 164: 154: 119: 107: 102:Location within Sri Lanka 95: 65: 53: 44: 36: 30: 24: 5161:Jaffna Teaching Hospital 4891:Buildings and Structures 4868:Vanni Electoral District 3779:Ceylon Under the British 3762:Ceylon Under the British 3634:"Provinces of Sri Lanka" 3443: 3385: 2675:Vanni Electoral District 2667:Donoughmore Constitution 2663:universal adult suffrage 2602:Nallur Kandaswamy temple 1169:Administrative divisions 1017:. 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Colombo, Sri Lanka 4095:on December 4, 2014. 3976:ABC News (Australia) 3884:on 25 February 2004. 3533:and Other Christian. 3282:University of Jaffna 3272:University of Jaffna 2833:in the province are 2811:until May 2008 when 2748:in the newly merged 1285:Kilinochchi District 1090:Vadamarachchi Lagoon 1076:, the largest being 937:Maithripala Sirisena 879:"temporary" entity. 846:Sri Lankan president 751:Sri Lankan Civil War 598:Vehicle registration 426: • Density 347:Suresh Premachandran 342:Vino Noharathalingam 333:Muthali Bawa Farook 60:Sunset over a lagoon 5112:Demographic history 4816:Mullaitivu District 4347:. The Sunday Times. 3304: 2938:Share of Sri Lanka 2886:chemical industries 2750:North-East Province 2398: 1612: 1351:Mullaitivu District 1327:M. Y. S. Deshapriya 1154:Climate and weather 1086:Chundikkulam Lagoon 912:Sri Lankan military 838:administrative unit 745:. Due to its large 309:Sivasakthy Ananthan 135: /  4254:www.dailymirror.lk 3960:. World Gazetteer. 3898:. 15 January 2015. 3830:"The Constitution" 3302: 3264: 3150:Sri Lanka Railways 3114: 3103: 2870: 2709:Provincial council 2685:Provincial council 2394: 1608: 1207:District Secretary 953: 900:provincial council 775:Vanniar Chieftains 767: 607:Official Languages 544: • Other 485: • Other 410: • Total 381: • Total 367:A. Vinayagamoorthy 357:Mavai Senathirajah 304:Silvestri Alantine 278:Jeevan Thiagarajah 255:Provincial council 174:Provincial council 5457: 5456: 5452: 5451: 5243: 5242: 5197: 5196: 5156:List of hospitals 5021: 5020: 5017: 5016: 4923:Iranamadu Airport 4829: 4828: 4821:Vavuniya District 4647: 4646: 4642: 4641: 4594:Northern Province 3748:. pp. 67–68. 3654:. 22 August 2009. 3474:and Indian Moors. 3383: 3382: 3101:with the mainland 3097:Causeway linking 3086: 3085: 2831:political parties 2824:C. V. 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Index

Province
Sunset over a lagoon
Flag of Northern Province
Flag
Official logo of Northern Province
Location within Sri Lanka
Districts of the Northern Province
09°12′N 80°25′E / 9.200°N 80.417°E / 9.200; 80.417
Sri Lanka
Provincial council
Jaffna
Vavuniya
Districts
Jaffna
Kilinochchi
Mannar
Mullaitivu
Vavuniya
Provincial council
Northern Provincial Council
Governor
Jeevan Thiagarajah
MPs
Selvam Adaikalanathan
Silvestri Alantine
Sivasakthy Ananthan
Risad Badhiutheen
Murugesu Chandrakumar
Douglas Devananda
Hunais Farook

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