Uva

The Uva Province is one of the nine provinces of . The province has an area of 8,500 km2 and a population of 1,266,463, making it the 2nd least populated province.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Badulla and Udawalawe National Park.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the central hills of . It is the capital city of Uva Province and the .

Udawalawe is a national park which lies on the boundary of and Uva provinces in . It is famous for its large wild elephant population, making an excellent destination for safari-style tours.

is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of . People from also go there to worship. The town has the temple, a shrine dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as deviyo.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Ella and Haputale.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a beautiful small town on the southern edge of 's Hill Country. It is popular with tourists and makes a great base from which to explore the surrounding countryside.

is a city in Uva, in the central mountain area of . It is known for its many Tea estates around, where one can walk virtually for several weeks without ever taking the same path twice.

is the second largest town in the which is 28 km away from . is 200 km away from and about 125 km away from , the two largest cities of Sri Lanka.

Uva

Latitude of center
7.0789° or 7° 4′ 44″ north
Longitude of center
81.3365° or 81° 20′ 12″ east
Population
1,260,000
Elevation
666 metres (2,185 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4354962371
Geo­Names ID
1225265
Wiki­data ID
Q876293
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Uva” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: محافظة يوفا
  • Arabic: مقاطعة يوفا
  • Bengali: উভা প্রদেশ
  • Bulgarian: Ува
  • Catalan: Província d’Uva
  • Catalan: Província de Uva
  • Cebuano: Province of Uva
  • Central Bikol: Probinsya kan Uva
  • Chinese: 乌沃省
  • Chinese: 烏沃省
  • Dutch: Uva
  • Esperanto: Provinco Uva
  • Finnish: Uva
  • French: Province d’Uva
  • French: Uva
  • Georgian: უვის პროვინცია
  • German: Uva
  • Greek: Επαρχία της Ούβα
  • Hebrew: מחוז אובה
  • Hindi: उवा प्रान्त
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Uva
  • Italian: Uva
  • Japanese: ウバ州
  • Korean: 우바주
  • Marathi: उवा प्रांत
  • Nepali: उवा प्रदेश
  • Northern Frisian: Uva
  • Persian: استان یووا
  • Polish: Prowincja Uwa
  • Portuguese: Província de Uva
  • Portuguese: Uva
  • Russian: Ува
  • Sinhala: Uva
  • Sinhala: ඌව පළාත
  • Sinhala: ඌව
  • Slovenian: Uva
  • Spanish: Provincia de Uva
  • Spanish: Provincia Uva
  • Swedish: Uvaprovinsen i Sri Lanka
  • Swedish: Uvaprovinsen
  • Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணசபை
  • Tamil: ஊவா மாகாணம்
  • Tamil: ஊவா
  • Turkish: Uva
  • Ukrainian: Ува
  • Urdu: اووا صوبہ
  • Welsh: Talaith Uva

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