# Walawela GN division, Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/walawela/

Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division 

# Walawela

Walawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.15 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 439 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walawela?

Walawela lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [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: [Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/aluthgama/), [Dullewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/dullewa/), [Ethipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/ethipola/), [Pamunuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/pamunuwa/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/polwatta/), [Udugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/udugama/) and [Unaweruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/unaweruwa/). By area it is the 9600th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Walawela is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5207° N, 80.5978° E. Local names: වාලවෙල .

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 Walawela

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Walawela. Settlements here lie between about 415 m and 449 m above sea level (median 439 m).

- Embitiyawa
- Pamunuwa
- Walawela
- Welpanala

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 Walawela 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 Walawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර · Palapathwala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52996&mlon=80.62607#map=17/7.52996/80.62607) 

Bank RRB BANK · Palapathwala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53025&mlon=80.62617#map=17/7.53025/80.62617) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station · Palapathwala 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53478&mlon=80.62725#map=17/7.53478/80.62725) 

Hotel Man Mountain Villa · Dullewa East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50708&mlon=80.60529#map=17/7.50708/80.60529) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Buddhagosha Maha Vidyalaya · Palapathwala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53306&mlon=80.62479#map=17/7.53306/80.62479) 

College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) 

Police station n · Gongawela 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47004&mlon=80.62378#map=17/7.47004/80.62378) 

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 Yatawatta DS Division

- Alokagama
- Aluthgama
- Aluthgama North
- Ambanpola
- Asgiri Dorakumbura
- Asgiri Dorakumbura East
- Daluwela
- Dangan Place
- Deevilla
- Deevilla North
- Deevilla South
- Delgolla
- Dikkumbura
- Dikkumbura West
- Dullewa
- Dullewa East
- Ethipallawala
- Ethipola
- Ethipola West
- Galagama
- Galaliyadda
- Gammulla
- Idangama
- Kavudupelella
- LK2215285
- Lakshahena
- Madadeniya
- Mahawela
- Mahawela West
- Maligathenna
- Mathalapitiya
- Mathalapitiya South
- Mathale North
- Mediyapola
- Mottuwela
- Muruthawatta
- Nagolla
- Nikagolla
- Nikagolla North
- Pamunuwa
- Polwatta
- Rathalawewa
- Rathninda
- Selagama
- Selagama East
- Thalgahagoda
- Thembilideniya
- Udagama
- Udagama West
- Udasgiriya
- Unaweruwa
- Urulewatta
- Walpola
- Wattegedara
- Yatawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Walawela?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Walawela?Aluthgama, Dullewa, Ethipola, Pamunuwa, Polwatta, Udugama and Unaweruwa
- How many villages are in Walawela?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Walawela?Settlements lie between 415 m and 449 m
- What is the best time to visit Walawela?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walawela?auroras ayurveda Medical Center ආයුර්වේය ප්රතිකාර, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walawela?RRB BANK, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Walawela?People's Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walawela?Palapathwela Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walawela?LK2215210 (OCHA common operational dataset)