Badulla District
Administrative District in Uva Province, Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[when?] The district is bounded by the Kandy district to the North and by Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts to the West. The South-Eastern border creates with the districts of Rathnapura,Monaragala & Ampara. Mainly the economy of the district is based on agricultural farming and livestock.
Badulla District
බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය பதுளை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Tea plantation in Haputale | |
 Map of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlighted | |
 Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas | |
| Coordinates: 6°59′05″N 81°03′23″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Largest City | Badulla |
| Divisions | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Damayanthi Paranagama |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 886,000 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-81 |
| Languages | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_badulla |
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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.[1][2]
Universities
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
- 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
(2010 estimates 887220)
Religion
Religion in Badulla District (2011)[3]
| Religions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhism | 589,393 | (72.63%) | |
| Hinduism | 157,360 | (19.39%) | |
| Islam | 47,172 | (5.81%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 11,630 | (1.43%) | |
| Other Christian | 5985 | (0.74%) | |
- 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
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