Uva Province
Uva Province
ඌව පළාත ஊவா மாகாணம் | |
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Coordinates: 6°35′24″N 81°01′48″E / 6.59000°N 81.03000°E | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Created | 1886 |
Admitted | 14 November 1987 |
Capital | Badulla |
Largest City | Badulla |
Districts | List |
Government | |
• Type | Sinhalese Tamil |
Flower | Gurulu raaja (Rhynchostylis retusa) |
Website | www |
The Uva Province (Sinhala: ඌව පළාත, romanized: Uva Paḷāta, Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணம், romanized: Uvā Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 8,500 km2 and a population of 1,266,463, making it the 2nd least populated province. The provincial capital is Badulla.
Uva is bordered by the Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces. It is home to several tourist attractions, waterfalls and two national parks: Yala National Park and Gal Oya National Park.
History
Uva's provincial history records an
The rebellion, which soon developed into a
Geography
The Uva province has an area of 8,500 km2 and a population of 1,259,880.
Uva is home to several major tourist attractions, like the waterfalls of Dunhinda falls, Diyaluma Falls, and Rawana Falls, and the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province).
The Gal Oya hills and the central mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli (
Mountains
Uva's symbolic mountain is
The Haputale-Beragala gap gives a view of the Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces on a clear day.
Administrative divisions
Districts
Uva is divided into 2 districts:
District | Capital | Area (km2) | Population |
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Badulla District | Badulla | 2,861 | 815,405 |
Monaragala District | Monaragala | 5,639 | 451,058 |
Divisional secretariats
The
There are 26 divisional secretariats in the Uva Province. There are 15 in the
Major cities and towns
See also
References
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