Uva Province of Sri Lanka

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Uva Province of Sri Lanka is a largely rural, mountainous region in the island’s southeast, known for its tea plantations, waterfalls, and historic ties to the former Kandyan Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Sri Lanka
administrativeCentre Badulla
area approximately 8,500 square kilometres
areaRankInSriLanka second smallest province by area
borderedBy Central Province
Eastern Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
Southern Province
capital Badulla
characteristic largely rural
climate tropical highland climate in many areas
containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Badulla District
linked to: Badulla

Monaragala District
country Sri Lanka
ethnicGroup Indian Tamils
Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamils
historicalAssociation Kandyan Kingdom
historicalEvent Uva Rebellion
knownFor scenic mountain landscapes
tea plantations
waterfalls
languageUsed Sinhala
Tamil
largestCity Badulla
locatedIn Sri Lanka
locatedInRegion southeastern Sri Lanka
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
tea cultivation
tourism
nativeName ஊவா மாகாணம்
ඌව පළාත
nativeNameLanguage si
ta
officialName Uva Province
partOf Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
populationRankInSriLanka second least populous province
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
terrain hilly
mountainous
timeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
touristAttraction Diyaluma Falls
Dunhinda Falls
Ella
Haputale
Namunukula mountain range
utcOffset +5:30

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Kingdom of Kandy modernLocation Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese people populationMajorityIn Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Udarata locatedInProvince Uva Province of Sri Lanka
subject linked to: Udarata (Up-Country)
Central Province of Sri Lanka borderedBy Uva Province of Sri Lanka
North Central Province, Sri Lanka borderedByProvince Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Kandyan architecture geographicRegion Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Eastern Development Region of Sri Lanka borderRegion Uva Development Region of Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Walawe Ganga locatedIn Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Walawe Ganga countrySubdivision Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Colombo–Galle–Hambantota–Wellawaya Highway (A2) passesThrough Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Mahaweli Development Programme geographicScope Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Maduru Oya locatedIn Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Rantembe Dam locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Ruhuna modernAdministrativeOverlap Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Eastern Line (Sri Lanka) locatedIn Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Ruhuna region overlapsWith Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Colombo–Badulla railway line connectsRegion Uva Province of Sri Lanka
National Union of Workers operatesIn Uva Province, Sri Lanka
linked to: Uva Province of Sri Lanka
Up-country Tamils mainRegions Uva Province of Sri Lanka
subject linked to: up-country Tamils