Monaragala District

Monaragala (, ) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of .

Main Towns

• Monaragala
• Bibile
• Buttala
• Wellawaya
• Kataragama
• Siyambalanduva
• medagama
• Thanamalvila
• Badalkubura
• Sevanagala
• madulla

Other towns

• Siyambalanduwa
• Ethimale
• Medagama
• Thanamalwila
• Badalkumbura
• Madulla
• Okkampitiya

Demographics

Religion

Buddhism is the predominant religion in Monaragala.

Ethnicity

In 2008 - Source

National parks

• Gal Oya National Park
• Yala National Park
• Udawalawe National park

Major reservoirs

• Senanayake Reservoir
• Muthukandiya Reservoir
• Weheragala Reservoir
• Handapanagala Reservoir
• Udawalawa Reservoir
• Alikota ara Reservoir
• Mallipotha Lake

Rivers

• Menik Ganga
• Hulanda oya
• Gal oya
• Heda oya
• Wila oya
• Kumbukkan Oya
• Kirindi oya
• ranwanna oya

Tourist attractions

• Katharagama
• Maligawila
• Buduruwagala
• Govindahela rock(westminster abbey)
• Yala National Park
• Galoya National Park
• Udawalawa National Park
• Ellewela Waterfall
• Maragala mountain range
• Kotasara Piyangala Raja Maha Viharaya
• Mallipotha Lake

See also

• History of Uva Province

References

External links

• Office of the Governor - Uva / ඌව පලාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය