Badulla District

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Badulla District

බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය

பதுளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Tea plantation in Haputale
Tea plantation in Haputale
Map of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlighted
Map of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlighted
Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas
Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas
Coordinates: 6°59′05″N 81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E / 6.98472; 81.05639
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceUva Province
Largest CityBadulla
Divisions
List
Government
 • District SecretaryP.S.P.Abeywardhane
Area
 • Total
2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
871,763
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-81
LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English
Websitehttp://www.badulla.dist.gov.lk/index.php/en/ds.gov.lk/dist_badulla
A school in Badulla district
Lipton's Seat
Diyaluma Falls

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 871763 as of 2024. 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 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]

Education

Universities

Schools

Bandarawela

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
  • Gonakelle Tamil Maha Vidiyalayam

welimada

  • Welimada Central Collage

Electorate divisions in Badulla District

Major cities

Major towns

Other places

Demography

According to the 2024 census,the population of Badulla district was 871763[3]

Religion

Religion in Badulla District (2011)[4]
  1. Buddhism (72.6%)
  2. Hinduism (19.4%)
  3. Islam (5.8%)
  4. Christianity (2.1%)
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%)

Important locations in Badulla District

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uva Province" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ^ "Uva". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ https://www.statistics.gov.lk//Resource/en/Population/CPH_2024/CPH2024_Preliminary_Report.pdf
  4. ^ Department of Census and Statistics,The Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka-2011
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