# Wavulambe GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Wavulambe

Wavulambe is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.67 km²**.

- 4.7km²

## Where is Wavulambe?

Wavulambe 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 6 other GN divisions: [Embulambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/embulambe/), [Etha Bendiwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/etha-bendiwewa/), [Ibbankatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/ibbankatuwa/), [Kiralagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kiralagolla/), [Pahala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-wewa/) and [Thalakiriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/thalakiriyagama/). By area it is the 3169th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Wavulambe is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8060° N, 80.6282° E. Local names: වවුල්අඹේ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Wavulambe

Named natural and historic features inside Wavulambe, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream.

- Edandukote Wewa
- Galapita Wewa
- Menikdeniya Ela

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Wavulambe 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 Wavulambe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) 

Hotel Boulder range resort · Kiralagolla 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80901&mlon=80.64480#map=17/7.80901/80.64480) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Thalakiriyagama Maha Vidyalaya · Thalakiriyagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80721&mlon=80.61115#map=17/7.80721/80.61115) 

College Dambulla Technical College · Dambulla Town 7.1 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 6.7 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.

## 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
- Pahala Wewa
- Pallegama
- Palutawa
- Pannampitiya
- Pelvehera
- Pidurangala
- Pohoranwewa
- Pol Attawa
- Pothana
- Puwak Attawala
- Rathmalgaha Ela
- Rathmalkatuwa
- Sigiriya
- Siyambala Wewa
- Thalkote
- Thittawelgolla
- Vilhatha
- Walgamwewa
- Welamitiyawa
- Welangolla
- Welihena
- Wewala Wewa
- Yakkuragala North
- Yakkuragala South
- Yapagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Wavulambe?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wavulambe?Embulambe, Etha Bendiwewa, Ibbankatuwa, Kiralagolla, Pahala Wewa and Thalakiriyagama
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wavulambe?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Wavulambe?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wavulambe?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wavulambe?NSB, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wavulambe?Commercial Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wavulambe?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wavulambe?LK2206240 (OCHA common operational dataset)