Badulla District
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Badulla District | |
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A view of Badulla town from Cullen Estate. | |
![]() Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas. | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Uva Province |
Government | |
• Governor | Hon. C. Nanda Mathew |
• Chief Minister of Uva Provincial Council | Hon. Shashindra Rajapakse |
• Secretary of District | Rohana Keerthi Dissanayake. |
• Headquarters | Badulla Districts Secretariat |
Area | |
• Total | 2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 837,000 |
• Density | 293/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (Summer time) |
Website | Badulla District web site |
Badulla is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km² and total population is 837,000. The district is bounded by the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the East & South, by Ampara and Kandy districts on the North and by Nuwara Eliya and Rathnapura on the West. Mainly the economy of the district is based on agricultural farming and livestock.
Badulla District is an agricultural district where tea, vegetable and paddy are cultivated. Mainly the district is divided in to two portions as Upper region and Lower region according to climatic and geographical characteristics. Upper division of the district is famous for tea plantation and vegetable cultivation while lower division is famous for paddy cultivation.
Education
Bandarawela National School Dharmadutha college,UVA College , central college Badulla, Vishaka Girls school Viharamahadevi girls school Badulla are situated in this district.
Electorate Divisions in Badulla District
- Badulla
- Bandarawela
- Hali-Ela
- Haputale
- Mahiyanganaya
- Passara
- Uva-Paranagama
- Welimada
- Wiyaluwa
Municipal Councils
- Badulla
Urban Councils
- Bandarawela
- Haputale
Pradeshiya Sabas (Divisional Areas)
- Badulla
- Mahiyanganaya
- Rideemaliyadda
- Hali-Ela
- Ella
- Bandarawela
- Haputale
- Haldummulla
- Welimada
- Uva-Paranagama
- Kandaketiya
- Meegahakivula
- Soranathota
- Passara
- Lunugala
Demography
Maps
See also
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