Flag of Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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Northern Province


Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	22 May 2007
Design	A red, white, green tricolour with the sun depicted in the centre, surrounded by a blue border.

The flag of Northern Province was adopted for the Northern Province of Sri Lanka on 22 May 2007.

History

With the Supreme Court ruling that by 2007 the 1987 order of merging the two provinces, under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, Northern and Eastern was illegal and therefore the two provinces must be administered separately. This meant two separate flags for the Northern and Eastern provinces.

The Northern Province flag was unveiled along with the flag of Eastern Province in Trincomalee, in May 2007. The governor of the Eastern Province Rear Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, also at the time the acting governor of the Northern Province, handed over the two flags to each of the province's respective council's chief secretary, S. Rangarajah of the North and Herath Abeyeweera of the East, at a ceremony at the Governor's Secretariat.

Symbolism

The flag has a symbol of the Sun in the middle of the flag, indicating synergy of power and natural energy sources of the province. It has three vertical stripes, red indicating labour and industriousness, white fraternity, peace and co-existence and green for the greenery and agriculture in the province. The flag is surrounded by a blue border symbolising the north's ocean resource.

The size of the flag is 126 X 72 cm.

References

^ Gunananda, A.T.M. "North and East get separate flags". Sunday Times. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
"Separate flags for North and East Provincial Councils". TamilNet. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
"Two separate flags for de-merged NPCand EPC". The Island. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
Macdonald, Ian. "Northern Province (Sri Lanka)". FOTW. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
"The Flag of Northern Provincial Council". Northern Provincial Council. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

External links

v t e Flags of Sri Lankan Provinces
Provinces	Central Province (1987–present) Eastern Province (2007–present) North Central Province (1987–present) Northern Province (2007–present) North Western Province (1987–present) Sabaragamuwa Province (1987–present) Southern Province (1987–present) Uva Province (1987–present) Western Province (1987–present)
Historical Provinces	North Eastern Province (1988–2007)
Category:Sri Lankan provincial flags Portal:Heraldry

Topics on Northern Province, Sri Lanka

History

Geography

Districts	Jaffna District Kilinochchi District Mannar District Mullaitivu District Vavuniya District

Politics

Economy

Transportation

Airports	Iranamadu Airport Jaffna International Airport Vavuniya Airport
Highways	A9 A14 A29 A30 A32 A34 A35
Railways	Mannar Line Northern Line Yal Devi

Society

Culture	Architecture Art Cinema (Sri Lankan Tamil cinema) Education Literature Music Sport Dance Cuisine Festivals
Demographics	Demographic history Language demographics
Education	List of schools University of Jaffna
Healthcare	List of hospitals Jaffna Teaching Hospital
Religion	Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar

Symbols

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