Badulla District
Badulla District is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 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.
Education
Universities
- Uva Wellassa University
Schools
- Bandarawela Central College
- S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela
- St.Joseph's college
- Bandarawela Tamil Central College
- Dharmadutha College
- Uva College
- Badulla Central College
- Vishaka Girls High School
- Viharamahadevi Girls School
- Mahiyanganaya National school
- 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 Central Collage
Electorate divisions in Badulla District
- Badulla
- Bandarawela
- Hali-Ela
- Haputale
- Mahiyanganaya
- Passara
- Uva-Paranagama
- Welimada
- Wiyaluwa
Major cities
- Badulla
- Bandarawela
Major towns
- Haputale
Other places
- Mahiyanganaya
- Diyatalawa
- Hali-Ela
- Ella
- Haldummulla
- Beragala
- Welimada
- Kandaketiya
- Meegahakivula
- Passara
- Lunugala
- Tennapanguwa
- Kumarapattiya
Demography
Religion
Important locations in Badulla District
- Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
- Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
- 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
- Ella tourist town
- Indigenous Vedda village, Dambana