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Postal codes in Sri Lanka are five digit numbers used by Sri Lanka Postal Service, that identifies each postal jurisdiction to sort mail more efficiently. They were ...
U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96950–96952. Norway: 18 March 1968 NO: NNNN, CC-NNNN From south to north NO- prefix is used recommended, but not mandatory to be used for international mail to Norway [23] Oman: OM: NNN Deliveries to P.O. Boxes only. Pakistan: 1 January 1988 PK: NNNNN Palau: 1 July 1963 PW: NNNNN, NNNNN-NNNN U.S. ZIP codes. All locations ...
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A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.
The first permanent post office in the country was established by the British in Colombo in 1882, when the country was a crown colony. [1] It was housed in several different locations until the construction of the General Post Office building at 17 Kings Street (now known as Janadhipathi Mawatha), Colombo Fort, opposite the-then Governor's residence at King's House (now the President's House ...
Western Province is located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. It has an area of 3,684 square kilometres (1,422 sq mi). [ 1 ] The province is surrounded by the Laccadive Sea to the west, North Western Province to the north, Sabaragamuwa Province to the east and the Southern Province to the south.
History of Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times Up to the Sixteenth Century. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 955-551-257-4. Yogasundaram, Nath (2006). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka from Prehistory to Tsunami. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Publishing Group.
The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the 7th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million people, the 3rd most populated province.