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Uva ProvinceUva is Sri Lanka's least populated province, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Baddulla and Monaragala. The provincial capital is Baddulla. Uva is borderd by the Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Wasgamuva National Park. The Gal Oya hills and the Central mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli (Sinhalese: great-sandy) and Menik (Sinhalese: gemstone) rivers are the major waterways. History The provincial history records a 1818 uprising against the British colonial government which had been controlling the formally independent Udarata (Sinhalese: Up-Country), of which Uva was a province. The uprising was led by Keppetipola Dissawe - a leader that the Sinhalese celebrate even today - who was sent initially by the British Government to stop the uprising. The rebels captured Matale and Kandy before Keppetipola fell ill and was captured - and beheaded by the British. His scull was abnormal - as it was wider than usual - and was sent to Britain for testing. It was returned to Sri Lanka after independence, and now rests in the Kandiyan Museum.
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