SRI LANKA - UVA PROVINCE

The Uva Province (Sinhala: ඌව පළාත Uva Palata, Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணம் 

Uva Maakaanam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 

1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla 

බදුල්ල வதுளை and Moneragalaමොනරාගල மூணார்கல். 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.

Contents  [hide] 1 History 2 Districts 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

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