The population and area of the nine provinces was as follows:--

+--------------------------+-------------+----------------+

| District. | Population. | Area in sq. m. |

+--------------------------+-------------+----------------+

| | | |

| Western Province | 925,342 | 1,432 |

| Central Province | 623,011 | 2,299-1/2 |

| Northern Province | 341,985 | 3,363-1/4 |

| Southern Province | 566,925 | 2,146-1/4 |

| Eastern Province | 174,288 | 4,036-1/2 |

| North-Western Province | 353,845 | 2,996-7/8 |

| North Central Province | 79,110 | 4,002-1/4 |

| Province of Uva | 192,072 | 3,154-1/2 |

| Province of Sabaragamuwa | 321,755 | 1,901-1/8 |

| +-------------+----------------+

| | 3,578,333 | 25,332 |

+--------------------------+-------------+----------------+

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