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Uva Province, Sri Lanka

Uva Province
ඌව පළාත
ஊவா மாகாணம்
Province
View from Haputale-Beragala gap
View from Haputale-Beragala gap
Flag of Uva Province
Flag
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Country Sri Lanka
Created 1886
Admitted 14 November 1987
Capital Badulla
Largest City Badulla
Government
 • Governor M. P. Jayasinghe
 • Chief Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
Area
 • Total 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
Area rank 4th (12.92% of total area)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 1,259,800
 • Rank 7th (6.3% of total pop.)
 • Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product (2010)
 • Total Rs 220 billion
 • Rank 8th (4.6% of total)
Time zone Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code LK-8
Vehicle registration UP
Official Languages Sinhalese, Tamil
Symbols Gurulu raaja (Rhynchostylis retusa)
Website www.up.gov.lk

Uva Province (Sinhalese: ඌව පළාත Uva Palata, Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணம் Uva Maakaanam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and Moneragala. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, 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 (Sinhalese: great-sandy) and Menik (Sinhalese: gemstone) rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways.

Uva Province has large amount of historical incidents from Ravana Era. Several News sources identifies that the King Ravana had been governed the country based from Badulla. Ravana Waterfalls, Stripura Curve Tunnel Complex, Ravana Cave, Hakgala Mountain, Diurumwela Temple are the related places with Ravana stories. Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara is the Place of first visit of Lord Buddha to Sri Lanka. There are some ancient temples in Uva province such as Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara and Kataragama temple.


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