Map of Badulla, Sri Lanka

Badulla is the administrative centre of Uva Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 47,587. It lies at 6.9802°N, 81.0577°E. Badulla is about 134 km (83 mi) east of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kandy, 58 km to the northwest.

Badulla at a glance

Where is Badulla?

• The 25th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 43 min on the shortest day to 12 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Badulla

• Kandy — 58 km northwest
• Matale — 73 km northwest
• Ampara — 77 km northeast
• Ratnapura — 79 km southwest
• Kalmunai — 98 km northeast
• Batticaloa — 107 km northeast
• Dambulla — 108 km northwest
• Homagama — 117 km west
• Devinuwara — 128 km southwest
• Matara — 128 km southwest

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

• Colombo — 648,034
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — 219,827
• Maharagama — 195,355
• Jaffna — 169,102
• Moratuwa — 168,280
• Negombo — 137,223
• Pita Kotte — 118,179
• Kandy — 111,701
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.