Badulla

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Badulla (බදුල්ල in Sinhala; பதுளை in Tamil) is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains (highest peak 2,016 metres above sea level). It was the base of Sinhalese princes who ruled the area under the king in Kandy before it became part of the British Empire. Later, it became the administrative hub of the British rulers. The city was the end point of upcountry railway line built by the British in order to take plantation products to Colombo the capital city.

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Ethnicity	Population	% Of Total
Sinhalese	29,960	73.22
Sri Lankan Tamils	2,717	6.64
Indian Tamils	1,989	4.86
Sri Lankan Moors	5,519	13.49
Other (including Burgher, Malay)	735	1.80
Total	40,920	100

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Main Cities Of Sri Lanka	Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Colombo \| Trincomalee \| Jaffna \| Kandy \| Anuradhapura \| Polonnaruwa \| Galle \| Batticaloa \| Sri Jayewardenapura \| Kurunegala \| Badulla \| Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia \| Moratuwa