[1][clarification needed] When the wind blows through the mountains, a "hoo" sound is generated.
[citation needed] In the 19th century Governor of Ceylon, Lord Arthur Hamilton-Gordon established the Uva province.
[2] The province had been divided into seven provincial financial control divisions The word "Kinda" denotes the land.
Areas with lower elevation such as Badulla, Passara, Lunugala, Demodara, Ella, Hali-Ela, Narangala and Spring-Vally were placed in "Yatikinda".
When compared to the other divisions of the Uva province, Wellawaya area is very much closer to the sea.