Badulla

Badulla (, ; ,) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.

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Place details

Locality: Badulla
Region: Uva Province
Country: Sri Lanka
Population: 47,587
Timezone: Asia/Colombo

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Badulla
Settlement.native_name: බදුල්ල
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Badulla Clock Tower.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Badulla clock tower
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sri Lanka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location of Badulla within Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sri Lanka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Uva Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Badulla
Settlement.subdivision_type4: DS Division
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10

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Wikidata facts

Official name: බදුල්ල
Population: 43000
Area: 10
Elevation: 680
Official website: jaffna.mc.gov.lk/en/other_mc.php
Image: BadullaTown.JPG
Dialing code: 55

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Travel guide

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You will find just a few local restaurants.

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Ella by train to see the great nature and 360 deg. circle in Demodara along the way Tangalle, Matara, Galle with the bus at 6:30AM from the bus terminal.

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Article

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History and present day
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Badulla (, ; ,) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.

==Geography== Badulu Oya|thumb|left Badulla is located in the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The city is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains (highest peak above sea level). It was a base of a pre-colonial Sinhalese local prince (regional king) who ruled the area under the main King in Kandy before it became part of the British Empire. Later, it became one of the provincial administrative hubs of the British rulers. The city was the terminus of upcountry railway line built by the British in order to take mainly tea plantation products to Colombo.