North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
North Eastern Province
வடக்கு கிழக்கு மாகாணம் | |
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Location within Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 8°15′N 81°20′E / 8.250°N 81.333°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Created | September 1988 |
| Admitted | September 1988 |
| Abolished | 31 December 2006 |
| Capital | Trincomalee |
| Largest City | Jaffna |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,880 km2 (7,290 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17,651 km2 (6,815 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st (28.78% of total area) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 2,460,565 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| Official Languages | Tamil, Sinhala |
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The North Eastern Province was one of the provinces of Sri Lanka. The province was created in September 1988 by merging the Northern and Eastern provinces. This merger was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2006. The province was formally demerged into the Northern and Eastern provinces on 1 January 2007. The capital of the province was Trincomalee.