The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. Subsistence farming and fishing is the main source of income for the vast majority of the people of this region. Government School education is primarily handled by the Southern Provincial Education Department.
Districts
Districts of Southern province
Southern province is divided into 3 districts:
Galle District 1,673 km2 (646 sq mi)
Hambantota District 2,593 km2 (1,001 sq mi)
Matara District 1,246 km2 (481 sq mi)
Landmarks
Important landmarks of the Southern Province include the wildlife sanctuaries of the Yala and Udawalawe National Parks. Ussangoda in Ambalantota is a panoramic view of the beach and the sea, and the holy city of Kataragama, and the ancient cities of Tissamaharama, Kirinda and Galle. (Although Galle is an ancient city, almost nothing survives from before the Portuguese invasion.) During the Portuguese period there were two famous Sinhalese poets called Andare who was from Dickwella and Gajaman Nona who was from Denipitiya in Matara District, composing poems on common man.
The Southern Province was seriously affected by the Tsunami in 2004. The province is going through a rebuilding process.
From – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka
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