Western Province

Summary

Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka^[1]. It draws 242 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_sri_lanka category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western Province is located in Sri Lanka^[3].
• Western Province is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4].
• Western Province's image is recorded as Colombo City, Sri Lanka.jpg^[5].
• Western Province's instance of is recorded as province of Sri Lanka^[6].
• Western Province's capital is recorded as Colombo^[7].
• Western Province's flag image is recorded as Western Province Flag (SRI LANKA).png^[8].
• Western Province's shares border with is recorded as North Western Province^[9].
• Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Sabaragamuwa Province^[10].
• Western Province's shares border with is recorded as Southern Province^[11].
• Western Province's flag is recorded as flag of Western Province^[12].
• Western Province's locator map image is recorded as Western province Sri Lanka.png^[13].
• Western Province's locator map image is recorded as Western in Sri Lanka.svg^[14].
• Western Province's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as LK-1^[15].
• Western Province's Commons category is recorded as Western Province, Sri Lanka^[16].
• Western Province's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4630841^[17].
• +1833-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Province^[18].
• Western Province's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.8333333333333, 'lon': 80.083333333333}^[19].
• Western Province's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mxf7^[20].
• Western Province's official website is recorded as http://www.wpc.gov.lk//^[21].
• Western Province's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western Province, Sri Lanka^[22].
• Western Province's page banner is recorded as Westelijke Provincie banner.jpg^[23].
• Western Province's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 14ea4825-659e-4448-940f-1c74dd04714b^[24].
• Western Province's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Asia/Sri_Lanka/Western/^[25].
• Western Province's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5821710'}^[26].
• Western Province's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6113698'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Western Province is in the country of Sri Lanka^[4]. It is located in Sri Lanka^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Western Province's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3684'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5821710'}^[26] and {'amount': '+6113698'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Western Province's instance of is recorded as province of Sri Lanka^[6].

History and Context

+1833-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Western Province^[18].

Why It Matters

Western Province draws 242 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_sri_lanka category, ranking #2 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]