Monaragala (, ) is a

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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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Siyambalanduva *

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 ...

* Thanamalvila * Badalkubura * Sevanagala * madulla

Other towns

* Siyambalanduwa * Ethimale *

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 ...

* Thanamalwila * Badalkumbura * Madulla * Okkampitiya

Statistics

Religion

Buddhism is the predominant religion in Moneragala.

Ethnicity

In 2008 - Source

Natural parks

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 ...

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 ...

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

References

External links

Office of the Governor - Uva / ඌව පලාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය
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