SRI LANKA - CENTRAL PROVINCE

The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Palata, Tamil: 

மத்திய மாகாணம் Malaiyakam Maakaanam) of Sri Lanka consists primarily 

of mountainous terrain. Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara 

Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province 

produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 

1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the 

province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns 

such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya.

Contents  [hide] 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 Demographics 3.1 Ethnicity 4 Administrative divisions 4.1 Districts 4.2 Divisional Secretariats 4.3 Cities 5 See also 6 References 7 Maps 8 External links