| Official Name: | Matale Metropolitan Region |
| Native Name: | උකුවෙල உக்குவளை |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Matale District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ukuwela Division |
| Government Type: | Ukuwela Pradeshiya Sabha |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 77.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 68,027 |
| Population Density Km2: | 883.5 |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 7.4212°N 80.6336°W |
| Elevation M: | 383 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 21300 |
| Area Code: | 066 |
| Ukuwela | |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.9 |
Ukuwela (Sinhala:උකුවෙල, Tamil:உக்குவளை) is a large suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka. lt lies south about from the Matale Municipal Council, area, located on the Wattegama-Matale Road.
Ukuwela is a multi-religious area. The area has a Buddhist majority with a large Muslim population and significant Hindus and Christians.Source:statistics.gov.lk
Ukuwela is located in the mountainous and thickly forested interior of the island and overlooked by Knuckles Mountain Range. It is situated 383m (1,257feet) above sea level.
Ukuwela's climate is classified as tropical. Ukuwela is an area with a significant rainfall. Even in the driest month there is a lot of rain. The climate here is classified as Af by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average annual rainfall is 1892mm. The wet season has a rainfall peak around September, the dry season is around the month of February.
In Ukuwela, the average annual temperature is 25.2C. March is warmest with an average temperature of 31.8C at noon. February is coldest with an average temperature of 19C at night. Ukuwela has no distinct temperature seasons, the temperature is relatively constant during the year. The temperatures at night are cooler than during daytime. March is on average the month with most sunshine. Ukuwela has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate.
The land area is not cultivated, most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The landscape is mostly covered with closed to open broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest. The climate is classified as a tropical monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a tropical moist forest biozone .
The soil in the area is high in lixisols (lx), soil with clay-enriched lower horizon, low cec, and high saturation of bases.
Ukuwela has a public transport system based primarily on buses.
See main article: Ukuwela railway station. Ukuwela is served by Sri Lanka Railways' Matale Line and is connected by rail to Matale and Kandy.
There are four public banks operating in Ukuwela.
S. B. Yalegama Stadium is the main sporting venue in Ukuwela.
Main Schools
Water from the Polgolla Reservoir is transferred to the Ukuwela Power Station, near Ukuwela, via an 8km (05miles) long underground penstock. The power station at Ukuwela consists of two 20MW hydroelectric generators, totalling the plant capacity to 40MW.