Ukuwela (Sinhala:උකුවෙල, Tamil:உக்குவளை) is a large suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka.

lt lies south about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from the Matale Municipal Council, area, located on the Wattegama-Matale Road.

The area has a Buddhist majority with a large Muslim population and significant Hindus and Christians.

The landscape is mostly covered with closed to open broadleaved evergreen or semi-deciduous forest.

Ukuwela has a public transport system based primarily on buses.

This Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub.