The Province is located in the Central hills of Sri Lanka and consists of the three Districts Kandy, Matale and Nuwaeliya. The Land area of the Province is 5674 square kilometers which is 8.6% of the total land area of Sri Lanka. The Province lice on 6.60 - 7.70 Northern latitude and between 80.50- 80.90 Eastern latitudes. The elevation in the Province ranges from 600 feet to over 6000 feet above sea level in the central hills. The Province is bordered by the North Central Province from the North the Mahaveli river and Uma Oya from the east to the south from mountain range of Adams peak. Kirigalpoththa and Thotapala and the mountain ranges Dolosbage and Galagedara from the west.

The mean temperature ranges from 160 c-260 c in the Province where lower temperatures are recorded in hills in the Nuwaraeliya District, in the Central Province 52% of the lands has been cultivated while another 6.3% has been identified as lands which can be cultivated, of the lands cultivated more than 35% has been cultivated with tea while 14.8% has been cultivated with paddy. the percentage of lands cultivated whith coconut and rubber is 4.8% and 2.3% respectively.

For the purpose of administration the Central Province has 36 Divisional Secretary areas in the 3 Districts. They are further divided into 2,224 Grama Niladari areas,5,763 village and local government bodies comprising 4 municipality and 6 urban councils areas.