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administrative territorial entity of Sri Lanka

vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-sri-lanka · thing-q15313532

Let an agent explain Sri Lanka s administrative divisions, relay tiers, functions and history from government and constitutional sources, describe the named units, and distinguish administrative units from electoral districts, local authorities and historical kingdoms or colonial provinces, with devolution debates attributed.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.PLC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What these units are.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What are Sri Lanka s administrative territorial units, and how do they differ from electoral districts, local authorities and historical divisions? definition
  2. Is the question about a current unit, whose boundaries and counts need current official sources? boundary

Units

Named units.

Units

Units.

  1. What are divisional secretariats, Grama Niladhari divisions and electoral districts? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Structure Structure.

Tiers

Tiers.

Tiers

Tiers.

  1. How do provinces, districts, divisions and village officer divisions fit together? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Local authorities

Local government.

Local authorities

Local authorities.

  1. How do municipal councils, urban councils and pradeshiya sabhas relate to administrative units? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.

Colonial

Colonial provinces.

Colonial

Colonial.

  1. How did British colonial provinces shape current divisions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits British Ceylon? action

Devolution

Provincial councils.

Devolution

Devolution.

  1. What do parties and scholars argue about the Thirteenth Amendment and devolution, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Elections.

Elections

Electoral districts.

Elections

Elections.

  1. How are electoral districts used for proportional representation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Parliament of Sri Lanka? action

Codes

ISO codes.

Codes

Codes.

  1. How are provinces and districts coded in ISO 3166-2:LK? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
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Plane
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Domain
PHY.PLC
Other names and narrower kinds
Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka, Grama Niladhari division, Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

What it is Filled

Any of the administrative territorial units of Sri Lanka, which is divided into nine provinces with elected provincial councils under the Thirteenth Amendment of 1987, twenty-five administrative districts headed by district secretaries, divisional secretariat divisions below districts, and Grama Niladhari divisions, the smallest administrative units, each served by a village officer, while local authorities such as municipal councils, urban councils and pradeshiya sabhas govern local services, and electoral districts, broadly aligned with administrative districts, are used for parliamentary elections; unit counts change with reforms and should be checked against current official sources.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain Sri Lanka s administrative divisions, relay tiers, functions and history from government and constitutional sources, describe the named units, and distinguish administrative units from electoral districts, local authorities and historical kingdoms or colonial provinces, with devolution debates attributed.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Province, district, division tiers
  • Village officer divisions
  • Provincial councils
  • Separate local authorities

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present stale counts of units as current.
  • Take sides on devolution debates while presenting it as fact.
  • Confuse electoral and administrative districts in data.

Only with a human decision

  • Changing administrative unit data in shared registers.

May

  • Describe the administrative divisions of Sri Lanka with sources and dates.
  • Distinguish administrative from electoral districts.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Devolution in Sri Lanka is tied to ethnic conflict, so framing matters.

Who is affected

  • Residents of Sri Lanka
  • Tamil and Sinhalese communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The government of Sri Lanka.

Master systems

  • National administrative boundary databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q3268571 - registry parent class

related

  • administrative territorial entity of a single country - in registry terms
  • Sri Lanka
  • provinces of Sri Lanka
  • Grama Niladhari division

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-sri-lanka
  • Wikidata: Q15313532 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15313532)

Direct properties required Filled

  • provinces: 9 count
  • districts: 25 count
  • Thirteenth Amendment: 1987 year - provincial councils

Recognition required Filled

  • Administrative territorial unit of Sri Lanka
  • Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka, Grama Niladhari division, Electoral districts of Sri Lanka
  • Electoral districts serve elections; local authorities govern services; historical kingdoms and colonial provinces are past divisions
  • Not a physical object; shown on administrative maps.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain tiers
  • relay functions and history
  • describe named units
  • present devolution debates with attribution

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale unit counts
  • Partisan framing of devolution
  • Confusing electoral and administrative districts

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Constitution of Sri Lanka and Thirteenth Amendment
  • Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987
  • ISO 3166-2:LK

Context of use required Filled

  • Administration and governance of Sri Lanka.
  • provinces
  • districts
  • divisional secretariat divisions
  • Grama Niladhari divisions
  • electoral districts

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q15313532: administrative territorial entity of Sri Lanka - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each tier be a separate entry?
  • How should official unit counts be linked and kept current?
  • How should devolution debates be presented?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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