BADULLA

badulla, the capital of the province of uva, ceylon, 54 m. s.e. of kandy. it is the seat of a government agent and district judge, besides minor courts. it was in kandyan times the home of a prince who ruled uva as a principality. badulla stands 2222 ft. above sea-level; the average annual rainfall is 79-1/2 in.; the average temperature, 73deg. the population of the town in 1901 was 5924; of the badulla district, 186,674. there is a botanic garden; and the town, being almost encircled by a river--the badullaeya--and overshadowed by the naminacooly kande range of mountains (highest peak 6680 ft.), is very [v.03 p.0191] picturesquely situated. the railway terminus at bandarawella is 18 m. from badulla. tea is cultivated by the planters, and rice, fruit and vegetables by the natives in the district.