# 08 Ela GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/08-ela/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # 08 Ela 08 Ela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.03 km²**. - 1.0km² ## Where is 08 Ela? 08 Ela lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Mahagalaheenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahagalaheenna/), [Mahayaya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-north/), [Mahayaya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/mahayaya-south/), [Ulpathagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/ulpathagama/) and [Welgala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/welgala/). By area it is the 10046th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of 08 Ela is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3926° N, 80.9659° E. Local names: අටේ ඇල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in 08 Ela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from 08 Ela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) Hotel Lake house resort · Pallewatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35356&mlon=80.95425#map=17/7.35356/80.95425) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other GN divisions in Minipe DS Division - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bembiya - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Dungolla - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Kolonyaya - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Pallewatta - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is 08 Ela?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders 08 Ela?Mahagalaheenna, Mahayaya North, Mahayaya South, Ulpathagama and Welgala - What is the best time to visit 08 Ela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to 08 Ela?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to 08 Ela?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to 08 Ela?Sampath ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to 08 Ela?IOC Gas Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of 08 Ela?LK2121105 (OCHA common operational dataset)