Welioya Divisional Secretariat is a
Divisional Secretariat of
Anuradhapura District
Anuradhapura ( ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ''Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam'') is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,179 km².
Major cities
* Anuradhapura (Municipal Council)
Other towns
* Bulnewa
* Eppaw ...
, of
North Central Province,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
.
Welioya Divisional Secretariat was a planned Sinhalese Only Colonization settlement funded by Asian Development Bank and Government of Japan on the lands of Ethnic Tamil Farmers, used to be part of Northern Province for administrative purpose brought under the jurisdiction of the Government Agent,
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura (, ; , ) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies north of the cur ...
District.
Demography-Religion
References
Divisional Secretariats Portal
Divisional Secretariats of Mullaitivu District
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