Badulla is a major city situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District.

Badulla the capital of Uva Province is regarded as one of the most important cities of Sri Lanka. This city is situated inexact 60 km southeast from the city Kandy. Badulla is mostly famous because of the ‘Dunhinda Falls’ which is a major spot of tourists’ attraction. This fall is rather beautiful as such it is compared to a gorgeous bride in the wedding dress.

Badulla is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province, is about 231 km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of the central hills of Sri Lanka. There are many routes to Badulla from Colombo, Kandy and Galle. From Colombo, We can reach there via Ratnapura, Balangoda, Haputale, Bandarawela and HaliEla along A4 and A16 to Badulla which may take about 5-6 hours.

Badulla District is an agricultural area where tea, vegetable and paddy are cultivated. Mainly the district is divided in to two portions as Upper region and Lower region according to climatic and environmental characteristics. Upper division of the district is famous for tea plantation and vegetable cultivation while lower division is famous for paddy cultivation.
 

This attractive train journey is the way to reach Kandy, 121 km by rail from Colombo, or the hill station at Nuwara Eliya. The travel onwards to Badulla, into the up country, is also amazing, and probably the greatest train ride in Sri Lanka.

Location
Province: Uva Province
Routes: By Bus (A1 and A5)
Colombo → Nittambuwe → Gamploa → Nuwara Eliya → Badulla
Colombo → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Badulla
Distance from Colombo
Distance (km): 231 Km.
Distance (mile): 243 Miles.

Badulla District belong to the Hill country of Sri Lanka and rich with many tourist and religious attractions for both local and foreign Visitors. Number of famous waterfalls such as Babarakands; the highest in Sri Lanka add colors to its natural beauty. The sacred Muthyangana Rajamaha Vihara, located in Badulla Town is one of the prominent Buddhist attraction in the region.

The District of Badulla governs under Uva Province of Sri Lanka. This district extent over 2861 square km( 2866100 Hectares) of land and according to 2011 statistics, the population of Badulla District is 886,000. Badulla is an agricultural district and tea is the main commercial crop. You can see many cascading tea gardens by the roadside. Paddy and vegetables also cultivated in large scale.