Badulla District
Badulla is a district in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 square kilometres. A total of 837,000 people live there. The district borders the districts of Monaragala and Rathnapura on the east and south, Ampara and Kandy districts on the north and Nuwara Eliya and Rathnapura on the west.
Badulla District | |
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 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 |
| 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 | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-81 |
| Website | ds.gov.lk/dist_badulla |
The economy of the district mostly depends on farming and livestock. Tea and vegetables are grown in the upper, hilly areas of the district. Paddy fields cover much of the lower parts.[1][2]
Places
Towns
- Badulla, largest city
- Bandarawela
Major villages
- Haputale
- Mahiyanganaya
- Diyatalawa
- Hali-Ela
- Ella
- Haldummulla
- Beragala
- Welimada
- Kandaketiya
- Meegahakivula
- Passara
- Lunugala
- Pangaragammana
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