Monaragala (, ) is a
district
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in
Uva Province
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and M ...
of
Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of .
Main Towns
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Monaragala
Monaragala ( si, මොනරාගල, translit=Monarāgala; ta, மொணராகலை, translit=Moṇarākalai) is a town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is the largest town in Monaragala District and is locate ...
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Bibile
Bibile (also spelled:Bibila) is a town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. Bibile's land is important to Sri Lankan agriculture. It was well known for oranges
An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the fa ...
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Buttala Buttala (බුත්තල) is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Monaragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
History
The history of Buttala goes back to the time of King Dutugamunu in the 2nd century BC, when it was known as Guthala. The ...
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Wellawaya
Wellawaya ( si, වැල්ලවාය, translit=Vællavāya; ta, வெல்லவாய, translit=Vellavāyā) is a town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
History
On 25 August 1630 a major battle took place near We ...
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Kataragama
Kataragama ( si, කතරගම, translit=Kataragama , ta, கதிர்காமம், translit=Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to ...
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Siyambalanduva
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medagama
Medagama ( si, මැදගම) is a village, located within the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the middle of a mountain range, hence the origin of its name: 'Meda' means middle and 'Gama' is village.
Soci ...
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Thanamalvila
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Badalkubura
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Sevanagala
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madulla
Other towns
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Siyambalanduwa
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Ethimale
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Medagama
Medagama ( si, මැදගම) is a village, located within the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the middle of a mountain range, hence the origin of its name: 'Meda' means middle and 'Gama' is village.
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Thanamalwila
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Badalkumbura
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Madulla
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Okkampitiya
Statistics
Religion
Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.
Ethnicity
In 2008 - Source
Natural parks
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Gal Oya National Park
Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka was established in 1954 and serves as the main catchment area for Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. Senanayake Samudraya was built under the Gal Oya development project by damming the Ga ...
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Yala National Park
Yala (යාල) National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka, bordering the Indian Ocean. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have ind ...
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Udawalawe National park
Udawalawe National Park is a national park on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces in Sri Lanka. The park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe Rive ...
Major reservoirs
* Senanayake Reservoir
* Muthukandiya Reservoir
* Weheragala Reservoir
* Handapanagala Reservoir
* Udawalawa Reservoir
* Alikota ara Reservoir
Rivers
* Menik Ganga
* Hulanda oya
* Gal oya
* Heda oya
* Wila oya
* Kumbukkan Oya
* Kirindi oya
* ranwanna oya
Tourist attractions
* Katharagama
* Maligawila
* Buduruwagala
* Goviduhela rock
* Yala National Park
* Galoya National Park
* Udawalawa National Park
* Ellewela Waterfall
See also
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History of Uva Province
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References
External links
Office of the Governor - Uva / ඌව පලාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය
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Districts of Sri Lanka