In the Uva Province, a scorched earth policy was pursued, and all males between 15 and 60 years were driven out, exiled or killed.

Uva is home to several major tourist attractions, like the waterfalls of Dunhinda falls, Diyaluma Falls, and Rawana Falls, and the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province).

The Gal Oya hills and the central mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli (Sinhalese: great-sandy) and Menik (Sinhalese: gemstone) rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways of the province.

The highest mountain in the Uva Province is Totapolakanda, which lies on the border with the Nuwara Eliya District.

[5] There are views of the Welimada basin, Katharagama and Hambantota from Namunukula peak on a clear day.

The Haputale-Beragala gap gives a view of the Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces on a clear day.