Badulla District (Sinhala: බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කයbadūlla distrikkaya; Tamil: பதுளை மாவட்டம்Patuḷai 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 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.[1][2]
Health Care of Uva Province - Provincial General Hospital - Badulla
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^Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
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badulla, district, sinhala, බද, කය, badūlla, distrikkaya, tamil, பத, வட, டம, patuḷai, māvaṭṭam, district, province, lanka, entire, land, area, badulla, district, total, population, when, district, bounded, districts, monaragala, rathnapura, east, south, ampara. Badulla District Sinhala බද ල ල ද ස ත ර ක කය badulla distrikkaya Tamil பத ள ம வட டம Patuḷai mavaṭṭam 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 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 බද ල ල ද ස ත ර ක කය பத ள ம வட டம Administrative DistrictTea plantation in HaputaleMap of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlightedMap of Badulla district showing its administrative areasCoordinates 6 59 05 N 81 03 23 E 6 98472 N 81 05639 E 6 98472 81 05639 Coordinates 6 59 05 N 81 03 23 E 6 98472 N 81 05639 E 6 98472 81 05639CountrySri LankaProvinceUva ProvinceLargest CityBadullaDivisionsList Divisional Secretariats Grama Niladhari Government District SecretaryDamayanthi ParanagamaArea Total2 861 km2 1 105 sq mi Population 2011 Total886 000 Density310 km2 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05 30 Sri Lanka ISO 3166 codeLK 81LanguagesSinhala Tamil EnglishWebsiteds gov lk dist badullaBadulla 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 Contents 1 Education 2 Electorate divisions in Badulla District 2 1 Major cities 2 2 Major towns 2 3 Other places 3 Demography 3 1 Religion 4 Important locations in Badulla District 5 Maps 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEducation EditSaraswathy Central College S Thomas College Bandarawela St Joseph s college Bandarawela Central College Dharmadutha College UVA College Badulla Central College Vishaka Girls High School Viharamahadevi Girls School Passara National College Passara Tamil Maha Vidyalayam National College Sri Ramakrishna College Al Adhan Maha Vidyalaya Barathy Maha Vidyalayam Tamils Girls maha vidyalayamElectorate divisions in Badulla District EditBadulla Bandarawela Hali Ela Haputale Mahiyanganaya Passara Uva Paranagama Welimada WiyaluwaMajor cities Edit Badulla Municipal Council Bandarawela Municipal Council Major towns Edit Haputale Urban Council Other places Edit Mahiyanganaya Diyatalawa Hali Ela Ella Haldummulla Beragala Welimada Kandaketiya Meegahakivula Passara Lunugala Tennapanguwa KumarapattiyaDemography Edit A school in Badulla district 2010 estimates 887220 Religion Edit Religion in Badulla District 2011 3 Buddhism 72 6 Hinduism 19 4 Islam 5 8 Christianity 2 1 ReligionsBuddhism589 393 72 63 Hinduism157 360 19 39 Islam47 172 5 81 Roman Catholic11 630 1 43 Other Christian5985 0 74 Important locations in Badulla District Edit Lipton s seat Diyaluma Falls 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 DambanaMaps EditDetailed map of Badulla vicinity and Sri LankaSee also EditHistory of Uva Province Health Care of Uva Province Provincial General Hospital BadullaReferences Edit Uva Province PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 11 13 Retrieved 2010 03 19 Uva Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2010 03 19 Department of Census and Statistics The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka 2011External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Badulla District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Badulla District amp oldid 1100414831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
