Badulla District

Badulla District (Sinhala: බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla distrikkaya; Tamil: பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² (1,105 sq mi) and has a total population of 837,000. The district is bounded by the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the east and south, by Ampara and Kandy districts to the north and by Nuwara Eliya and Matale to the west. Mainly the economy of the district is based on agricultural farming and livestock.

Badulla District is an agricultural district where tea and various vegetables are cultivated. The district is divided into an upper region and a lower region which differ in climatic and geographic characteristics. The upper region of the district is known for tea plantations and vegetable cultivation while the lower region focuses more on paddy farming.

Education

Universities

• Uva Wellassa University

Schools

Bandarawela

• Bandarawela Central College
• S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela
• St.Joseph's college
• Bandarawela Tamil Central College

Badulla

• Dharmadutha College
• Uva College
• Badulla Central College
• Vishaka Girls High School
• Viharamahadevi Girls School

Mahiyanganaya

• Mahiyanganaya National school

Passara

• Passara National College
• Passara Tamil Maha Vidyalayam National College
• Sri Ramakrishna College
• Al Adhan Maha Vidyalaya
• Barathy Maha Vidyalayam
• Tamils Girls maha vidyalayam

Electorate divisions in Badulla District

• Badulla
• Bandarawela
• Hali-Ela
• Haputale
• Mahiyanganaya
• Passara
• Uva-Paranagama
• Welimada
• Wiyaluwa

Major cities

• Badulla (Municipal Council)
• Bandarawela (Municipal Council)

Major towns

• Haputale (Urban Council)

Other places

• Mahiyanganaya
• Diyatalawa
• Hali-Ela
• Ella
• Haldummulla
• Beragala
• Welimada
• Kandaketiya
• Meegahakivula
• Passara
• Lunugala
• Tennapanguwa
• Kumarapattiya

Demography

(2010 estimates 887220)

Religion

Important locations in Badulla District

• Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
• Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara, Badulla
• Army Garrison Town, Diyatalawa
• Namunukula Mountain Range
• Lipton's Seat and Adisham Bungalow in Haputale
• Railway bridge and Railway line in Demodara
• Dunhinda, Babarakanda, Diyaluma and Ravana Ella Waterfalls
• Bogoda Wooden Bridge
• Indigenous Vedda people, Dambana

See also

• History of Uva Province

References

External links

• Detailed map of Badulla vicinity and Sri Lanka
• Provincial General Hospital - Badulla