Badulla District

Badulla District බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය பதுளை மாவட்டம்
Administrative District
Tea plantation in Haputale
Map of Sri Lanka with Badulla District highlighted
Map of Badulla district showing its administrative areas
Coordinates: 6°59′05″N 81°03′23″E / 6.98472°N 81.05639°E / 6.98472; 81.05639
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Uva Province
Largest City	Badulla
Divisions	List Divisional Secretariats: Grama Niladhari:
Government
• District Secretary	P.S.P.Abeywardhane
Area
• Total	2,861 km2 (1,105 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	871,763
• Density	300/km2 (790/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

Badulla District (Sinhala: බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla distrikkaya; Tamil: பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Uva 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 the Kandy district to the North and by Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts to the West. The South-Eastern border creates with the districts of Rathnapura,Monaragala & Ampara. Mainly the economy of the district is based on agricultural farming and livestock.

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 in climatic and geographic characteristics. The upper region of the district is known for tea plantations and vegetable cultivation while the lower region focuses more on paddy farming.^[1][2]