North Western Province

province of Sri Lanka
AdministrativeArea province_of_sri_lanka Q876339
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North Western Province

Summary

North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka[1]. It draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_sri_lanka category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Western Province is located in Sri Lanka[3].
  • North Western Province is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • North Western Province is on the body of water Gulf of Mannar[5].
  • North Western Province's image is recorded as SL Kurunegala asv2020-01 img03.jpg[6].
  • North Western Province's instance of is recorded as province of Sri Lanka[7].
  • North Western Province's capital is recorded as Kurunegala[8].
  • North Western Province's flag image is recorded as Flag of the North Western Province (Sri Lanka).PNG[9].
  • North Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Northern Province[10].
  • North Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Central Province[11].
  • North Western Province's shares border with is recorded as North Central Province[12].
  • North Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Sabaragamuwa Province[13].
  • North Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Western Province[14].
  • North Western Province's flag is recorded as flag of North Western Province[15].
  • North Western Province's locator map image is recorded as North Western in Sri Lanka.svg[16].
  • North Western Province's locator map image is recorded as North Western province Sri Lanka.PNG[17].
  • North Western Province's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as LK-6[18].
  • North Western Province's Commons category is recorded as North Western Province, Sri Lanka[19].
  • North Western Province's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4630837[20].
  • +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North Western Province[21].
  • North Western Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.75, 'lon': 80.166666666667}[22].
  • North Western Province's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/072_xx[23].
  • North Western Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North Western Province, Sri Lanka[24].
  • North Western Province's page banner is recorded as WV banner NW Province buddha statue in Kurunegala.jpg[25].
  • North Western Province's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Asia/Sri_Lanka/North-Western/[26].
  • North Western Province's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2578894'}[27].

Body

Geography

North Western Province is in the country of Sri Lanka[4]. It is located in Sri Lanka[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Mannar[5].

Physical Characteristics

North Western Province's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7888'}[28]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+2578894'}[27].

Designation and Status

North Western Province's instance of is recorded as province of Sri Lanka[7].

History and Context

+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of North Western Province[21].

Why It Matters

North Western Province draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_sri_lanka category, ranking #8 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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