{{Infobox settlement |official_name =Wellawaya |other_name = |native_name = {{lang|si|වැල්ලවාය}}<br>{{lang|ta|வெல்லவாயா}} |nickname = |settlement_type =Town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Sri Lanka |pushpin_label_position = above |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sri Lanka |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Uva Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Monaragala District |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Monaragala/A21.pdf|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics|date=2012|page=3|accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 60,060 |population_density_km2 = |timezone =Sri Lanka Standard Time |utc_offset =+5:30 |coordinates = {{coord|6|44|0|N|81|6|0|E|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Wellawaya''' ({{langx|si|වැල්ලවාය|translit=Vællavāya}}; {{langx|ta|வெல்லவாய|translit=Vellavāyā}}) is a town located in Monaragala District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
==History== On 25 August 1630 a major battle took place near Wellawaya between Portuguese forces and the Sinhalese under the command of King Rajasinghe II, which resulted in a complete rout of the Portuguese army.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/02/03/imp02.asp|title=Episodes of colonised history|first=Panchamee|last=Hewavissenti|date=3 February 2008|newspaper=Sunday Observer|access-date=6 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207185848/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/02/03/imp02.asp|archive-date=7 February 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Wellawaya is where the first armed attack occurred, on 5 April 1971, by the communist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the Government of Ceylon, under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
Religion in Wellawaya DS Division (2012)
Buddhists 58,180-96.87%, Islam 1,088-1.81%, Hindu 413-0.69%, Roman Catholic 189-0.31%, Other Christian 184-0.31%, Other 6-0.01%.
Total Population 60.060-100.00%
==See also== *List of towns in Uva
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Populated places in Uva Province
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