Buttala local council jurisdiction is located at a distance of 17 km from Monaragala town in Monaragala district of Uva province. Monaragala, Kataragama, Wellawaya and Badalkumbura are bordering the local council areas. Spread over an area of 698.77 square kilometers, the Buttala local council area consists of 29 village officer domains and 11 constituencies.
According to secondary data, the total population of the local council jurisdiction is 65692, of which 32230 are males and 33462 are females. The total number of families in the division is 17564. In percentage terms, Sinhalese is 98.19%, Tamil 0.59%, Muslim 1.19% and Malay 0.006%.
This area is a tourist attraction and supports local development by developing the livelihood of the people with lakes, protected forests, sacred places and other natural resources and giving priority to the agriculture of the area.