Galauda | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Galauda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Uva Province.
Galauda | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Uva Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Galauda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Uva Province.
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In Sri Lanka, provinces are the first level administrative division. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division. By the middle of the 20th century the provinces had become merely ceremonial. This changed in 1987 when, following several decades of increasing demand for a decentralization, the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Currently there are nine provinces.
Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla and Moneragala. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park and Gal Oya National Park. The Gal Oya hills and the Central mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways.
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