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Udawalawe (; also spelled Udawalawa) is a town in the southern part of the Ratnapura District in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It lies near the district boundary with the Hambantota District and Monaragala District, approximately southeast of Colombo.

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Uva Province
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Sri Lanka
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Udawalawe (; also spelled Udawalawa) is a town in the southern part of the Ratnapura District in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It lies near the district boundary with the Hambantota District and Monaragala District, approximately southeast of Colombo.

==Geography== The town is situated in the dry zone of southern Sri Lanka, in the lowland plains south of the central highlands. The Walawe River, one of the major rivers in southern Sri Lanka, flows through the area. The river's catchment above the town covers . The surrounding landscape includes scrubland, grassland, and remnant forest.

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