# Pahala Wewa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pahala-wewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Pahala Wewa

Pahala Wewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.51 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.5km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Pahala Wewa?

Pahala Wewa lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Athuparayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/athuparayaya/), [Dambulla Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulla-town/) and [Rathmalgaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/rathmalgaha-ela/). By area it is the 8316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Pahala Wewa is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8640° N, 80.6608° E. Local names: පහළවැව .

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 Pahala Wewa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pahala Wewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambulla General Hospital · Dambulla Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87270&mlon=80.65066#map=17/7.87270/80.65066) 

Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Sinopec filling station · Dambulla Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86336&mlon=80.65145#map=17/7.86336/80.65145) 

Hotel The Green Edge in Dambulla · Pahala Wewa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86601&mlon=80.66200#map=17/7.86601/80.66200) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Dambulla Primary School · Dambulla Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86449&mlon=80.64742#map=17/7.86449/80.64742) 

College Dambulla Technical College · Dambulla Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86595&mlon=80.64967#map=17/7.86595/80.64967) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pahala Wewa

Places mapped inside Pahala Wewa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels5

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Dambulla DS Division

- Angunawel Pelessa
- Athuparayaya
- Avudangawa
- Bellanneoya
- Bulagala
- Dambulla Town
- Dambulugama
- Digampathaha
- Egodawewa
- Embulambe
- Etawarahena
- Etha Bendiwewa
- Gedigaswalana
- Haluapullana Wewa
- Ihala Ereula
- Inamaluwa
- Kalogaha Ela
- Kalundewa Aluthgama
- Kalundewa Paranagama
- Kandalama
- Kapuwatta
- Kimbissa
- Kiralagolla
- Kumbukkandanwala
- LK2206125
- Lenadora North
- Lenadora South
- Mailattawa
- Moragollewa
- Nagalawewa
- Nayakumbura
- Nikawatawana
- Pahala Erevula
- Pallegama
- Palutawa
- Pannampitiya
- Pelvehera
- Pidurangala
- Pohoranwewa
- Pol Attawa
- Pothana
- Puwak Attawala
- Rathmalgaha Ela
- Rathmalkatuwa
- Sigiriya
- Siyambala Wewa
- Thalkote
- Thittawelgolla
- Vilhatha
- Walgamwewa
- Wavulambe
- Welamitiyawa
- Welangolla
- Welihena
- Wewala Wewa
- Yakkuragala North
- Yakkuragala South
- Yapagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Pahala Wewa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pahala Wewa?Athuparayaya, Dambulla Town and Rathmalgaha Ela
- What is the best time to visit Pahala Wewa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Wewa?Dambulla General Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Wewa?NSB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pahala Wewa?HNB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Wewa?Sinopec filling station, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pahala Wewa?LK2206165 (OCHA common operational dataset)