# Nabadagahawatta GN division, Galewela DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/nabadagahawatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Nabadagahawatta

Nabadagahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.13 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 208 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nabadagahawatta?

Nabadagahawatta lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dambagolla/), [Danduyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/danduyaya/), [Galewela Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galewela-town/), [Puwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/puwakpitiya/), [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 9681st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Nabadagahawatta is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7620° N, 80.5839° E. Local names: නබඩගහවත්ත .

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 Nabadagahawatta

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nabadagahawatta. Settlements here lie between about 208 m and 208 m above sea level (median 208 m).

- Nabadagahawatta
- Walaswewa
- Weragalawatta

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 Nabadagahawatta

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

### Water

5 reservoirs and tanks.

- Bannekgama Wewa
- Dalupota Wewa
- Galapita Wewa
- Kolahakole Wewa
- Lolugas Wewa

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 Nabadagahawatta 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 Nabadagahawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය · Puwakpitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77067&mlon=80.57985#map=17/7.77067/80.57985) 

Bank NSB Bank · Galewela Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75920&mlon=80.57098#map=17/7.75920/80.57098) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Sanjeewa Hotel and Restaurant · Galewela Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76252&mlon=80.57069#map=17/7.76252/80.57069) 

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 CP/GL/AL Furkhan M.M.V · Nabadagahawatta 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76764&mlon=80.58143#map=17/7.76764/80.58143) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 1.8 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 1.1 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nabadagahawatta

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

- Schools1

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- Galapamula
- Galewela Town
- Galgodayaya
- Hathadukkuwa
- Hewanwela
- Hombawa
- Ibbankatuwa
- Ihala Bambawa
- Kendangamuwa
- Kosgahahinna
- Kospotha
- Kumbukgolla
- Lenawala
- Madipola
- Makulugaswewa
- Medabedda North
- Medabedda South
- Meewalapathaha
- Moragolla
- Nilagama
- Pahala Bambawa
- Pahala Diggala
- Pahala Wewa
- Palapathwala
- Palu Hombawa
- Pathkolagolla
- Pattiwela
- Pibidunugama
- Pihilyaya
- Puwakpitiya
- Ralalerotawewa
- Ranwediyawa
- Silwathgama
- Siyambalagahawela
- Thalakiriyagama
- Thennakonpura
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Wegodapola
- Weragalawatta
- Wetakoluwewa
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Nabadagahawatta?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nabadagahawatta?Dambagolla, Danduyaya, Galewela Town, Puwakpitiya, Walaswewa and Weragalawatta
- How many villages are in Nabadagahawatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Nabadagahawatta?Settlements lie between 208 m and 208 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nabadagahawatta?5 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Nabadagahawatta?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nabadagahawatta?ලය විරේක මධ්‍යස්ථානය, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nabadagahawatta?NSB Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nabadagahawatta?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nabadagahawatta?IOC lanka, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nabadagahawatta?LK2203165 (OCHA common operational dataset)
