# Welamitiyawa GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Welamitiyawa

Welamitiyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 208 mtypical elevation

## Where is Welamitiyawa?

Welamitiyawa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dambagolla/), [Etha Bendiwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/etha-bendiwewa/), [Pahala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/pahala-wewa/), [Palapathwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/palapathwala/), [Siyambalagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/siyambalagahawela/), [Ussattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/ussattawa/), [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/walaswewa/) and [Weragalawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/weragalawatta/). By area it is the 3450th 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 Welamitiyawa is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7666° N, 80.6159° E. Local names: වැලමිටියාව .

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

## Villages and localities in Welamitiyawa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Welamitiyawa.

- Welamitiyawa

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Welamitiyawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 184 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 116 

Feb 25 89 

Mar 27 96 

Apr 28 154 

May 28 133 

Jun 27 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 27 101 

Oct 26 228 

Nov 25 279 

Dec 25 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welamitiyawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) 

Hotel Liyya Water Villas · Embulambe 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78468&mlon=80.64739#map=17/7.78468/80.64739) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Tholabugolla Maha Vidyalaya · Walaswewa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77721&mlon=80.58488#map=17/7.77721/80.58488) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station - Galewela · Galewela Town 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76325&mlon=80.57419#map=17/7.76325/80.57419) 

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
- Wavulambe
- Welangolla
- Welihena
- Wewala Wewa
- Yakkuragala North
- Yakkuragala South
- Yapagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Welamitiyawa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welamitiyawa?Dambagolla, Etha Bendiwewa, Pahala Wewa, Palapathwala, Siyambalagahawela, Ussattawa, Walaswewa and Weragalawatta
- How many villages are in Welamitiyawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Welamitiyawa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welamitiyawa?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welamitiyawa?NSB Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welamitiyawa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welamitiyawa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 4.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welamitiyawa?LK2206275 (OCHA common operational dataset)