Uva Province

Uva

ඌව
ஊவா
Uva ඌව; ஊவா
Province
	View from Ella gap
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	Location within Sri Lanka
	Coordinates: 6°35′24″N 81°01′48″E / 6.59000°N 81.03000°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Created	1886
Admitted	14 November 1987
Capital	Badulla
Largest City	Badulla
Government
• Governor	Nanda Mathew
• Chief Minister	Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa
Area
• Total	8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
• Rank	4th (12.92% of total area)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	1,259,800
• Rank	7th (6.3% of total pop.)
• Density	150/km2 (380/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.