Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka

The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the 'Divisional Revenue Officer'. Later the D.R.O.s became 'Assistant Government Agents' and the Divisions were known as 'A.G.A. Divisions'. Currently, the Divisions are administered by a 'Divisional Secretary', and are known as 'D.S. Divisions'.

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Provinces (black) are divided into Districts (grey), which are further divided into Divisional Secretariats (white). These are then further divided into Grama Niladharis (not marked here)

The 331 divisions[1] are listed below, by district:

Divisional secretariats
Province#District#Divisional secretariats
(number of further subdivisions/Grama Niladharis under the divisional secretariat, are shown in parentheses)
Central36Kandy20
Matale11
Nuwara Eliya5
Eastern45Ampara20
Batticaloa14
Trincomalee11
North Central29Anuradhapura22
Polonnaruwa7
Northern34Jaffna15
Kilinochchi4
Mannar5
Mullaitivu6
Vavuniya4
North Western46Kurunegala30
Puttalam16
Sabaragamuwa28Kegalle11
Ratnapura17
Southern47Galle19
Hambantota12
Matara16
Uva26Badulla15
Moneragala11
Western40Colombo13
Gampaha13
Kalutara14

See also

References
  1. "Grama Niladhari Administration Division". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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