Uva Province

Also known as Uva Province, Sri Lanka

province of Sri Lanka

Key facts

Country: Sri Lanka
Admitted: 14 November 1987
Capital: Badulla
Largest city: Badulla
Districts: List Badulla Monaragala
Type: Provincial council
Body: Uva Provincial Council
Governor: Kapila Jayasekera
Total: 8,500 km (3,300 sq mi)
Rank: 4th (12.92% of total area)
Density: 150/km (390/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
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The Uva Province ( IPA: [uːʋə], Sinhala: ඌව පළාත, romanized: Ūva Paḷāta, Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணம், romanized: Ūvā Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 8,500 km and a population of 1,266,463, making it the 2nd least populated province. The provincial capital is Badulla.

Uva is bordered by the Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces. It is home to several tourist attractions, waterfalls and two national parks: Yala National Park and Gal Oya National Park.