# Yatiwehera GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Yatiwehera

Yatiwehera is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.85 km²**.

- 0.8km²

## Where is Yatiwehera?

Yatiwehera 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 7 other GN divisions: [Elamalpotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/elamalpotha/), [Lenawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/lenawala/), [Medabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-north/), [Medabedda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-south/), [Palapathwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/palapathwala/), [Siyambalagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/siyambalagahawela/) and [Wahakotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wahakotte/). By area it is the 10816th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Yatiwehera is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7119° N, 80.5909° E. Local names: යටිවැහැර .

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 Yatiwehera 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 Yatiwehera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School Bambawa Model Primary School · Ihala Bambawa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74362&mlon=80.57427#map=17/7.74362/80.57427) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 

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 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
- Nabadagahawatta
- 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

## Quick answers

- Where is Yatiwehera?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yatiwehera?Elamalpotha, Lenawala, Medabedda North, Medabedda South, Palapathwala, Siyambalagahawela and Wahakotte
- What is the best time to visit Yatiwehera?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yatiwehera?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yatiwehera?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yatiwehera?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yatiwehera?IOC lanka, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yatiwehera?LK2203270 (OCHA common operational dataset)