# Welihena GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Welihena

Welihena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.26 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 182 mtypical elevation

## Where is Welihena?

Welihena 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 4 other GN divisions: [Bulagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/bulagala/), [Etawarahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/etawarahena/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pallegama/) and [Pelvehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pelvehera/). By area it is the 6323rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Welihena is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9129° N, 80.6688° E. Local names: වැලිහේන .

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 Welihena

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

- Pallegama

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Welihena

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Idiriyagala · 193 m

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 Welihena 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 210 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 27 228 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welihena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital · Dambulla Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87416&mlon=80.64875#map=17/7.87416/80.64875) 

Bank People's bank · Inamaluwa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92924&mlon=80.68685#map=17/7.92924/80.68685) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Pelvehera 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90768&mlon=80.67360#map=17/7.90768/80.67360) 

Hotel Athena Lake by Seedevi · Welihena 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91544&mlon=80.66386#map=17/7.91544/80.66386) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Dambulla Primary School · Dambulla Town 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86449&mlon=80.64742#map=17/7.86449/80.64742) 

College ESOFT Metro College - Dambulla · Dambulla Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87845&mlon=80.65026#map=17/7.87845/80.65026) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 6.0 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 Welihena

Places mapped inside Welihena in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Welihena?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Welihena?Bulagala, Etawarahena, Pallegama and Pelvehera
- How many villages are in Welihena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Welihena?Idiriyagala (193 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Welihena?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Welihena?Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Welihena?People's bank, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Welihena?HNB, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welihena?Lanka IOC, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Welihena?LK2206100 (OCHA common operational dataset)