Badulla
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| Province : | Uva | ||
| District : | Badulla | ||
| Height: | 680 m | ||
| Residents: | 42,000 (2005) | ||
Badulla ( Sinhala : බදුල්ල; Tamil : பதுளை) is the capital of the Uva Province and the Badulla District in Sri Lanka . The city has about 42,000 inhabitants (2005) and is located in the southeast of Sri Lanka on the Badulu Oya River .
Badulla was the seat of the Sinhala prince who ruled the area before it was incorporated into the British Empire . It then became the administrative seat of the British.
Badulla is the seat of the Diocese of Badulla .