Badulla District බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය பதுளை மாவட்டம் | |
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 Tea plantation inHaputale | |
 Map of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlighted | |
 Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas | |
| Coordinates:6°59′05″N81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E /6.98472; 81.05639 | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Largest City | Badulla |
| Divisions | List
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| Government | |
| • District Secretary | P.S.P.Abeywardhane |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 871,763 |
| • Density | 304.7/km2 (789.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka) |
| ISO 3166 code | LK-81 |
| Languages | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Website | http://www.badulla.dist.gov.lk/index.php/en/ds.gov.lk/dist_badulla |
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Badulla District (Sinhala:බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කයbadūlla distrikkaya;Tamil:பதுளை மாவட்டம்Patuḷai māvaṭṭam) is adistrict inUva Province,Sri Lanka. The entire land area of the Badulla district is 2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi) and has a total population of 871763 as of 2024. The district is bounded by theKandy district to the North and byNuwara Eliya andMatale districts to the West. The South-Eastern border creates with the districts ofRathnapura,Monaragala &Ampara. Mainly the economy of the district is based onagricultural farming andlivestock.
Badulla District is an agricultural district where tea and various vegetables are cultivated. The district is divided into an upper region and a lower region which differ inclimatic andgeographic characteristics. The upper region of the district is known for teaplantations and vegetable cultivation while the lower region focuses more onpaddy farming.[1][2]
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According to the 2024 census,the population of Badulla district was 871763[3]
| Religions | |||
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| Buddhism | 589,393 | (72.63%) | |
| Hinduism | 157,360 | (19.39%) | |
| Islam | 47,172 | (5.81%) | |
| Roman Catholic | 11,630 | (1.43%) | |
| Other Christian | 5985 | (0.74%) | |
