Uva Province Facts for Kids

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Uva

ඌව
ஊவா

Province

View from Haputale-Beragala gap

Flag

Location within Sri Lanka

Country

Sri Lanka

Created

1886

Admitted

14 November 1987

Capital

Badulla

Largest City

Badulla

Area

• Total

8,500 km² (3,300 sq mi)

Area rank

4th (12.92% of total area)

Population

(2011 census)

• Total

1,259,800

• Rank

7th (6.3% of total pop.)

• Density

148.2/km² (383.9/sq mi)

Gross Regional Product

(2010)

• Total

Rs 220 billion

• Rank

8th (4.6% of total)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)

ISO 3166 code

LK-8

Official Languages

Sinhala, Tamil

Symbols

Gurulu raaja (Rhynchostylis retusa)

Website

www.tourismuva.com

Uva (Sinhala: ඌව Uva, Tamil: ஊவா Uva) is a province of Sri Lanka. It was created in 1896. The capital city of the province is Badulla. There are about 1,259,880 people living in Uva Province. It is the second least populated province in the country.

Uva consists of two districts: Badulla and Moneragala. Eastern, Southern and Central provinces form the border of Uva.

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 highlands. The Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways.