# Welapahala GN division, Mathurata DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/welapahala/ Grama Niladhari division · Mathurata DS Division # Welapahala Welapahala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.57 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 709 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welapahala? Welapahala lies in [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Bodhimalkada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bodhimalkada/), [Bodhiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bodhiwela/), [Dehipe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/dehipe/), [Kaluattanagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/kaluattanagolla/), [Landupita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/landupita/), [Munwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/munwatta/), [Okandagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/okandagala/), [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/pallewela/), [Uda Padiyapelella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/uda-padiyapelella/), [Wadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wadawala/) and [Wetekegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wetekegama/). By area it is the 8137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/). The centre of Welapahala is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1131° N, 80.8011° E. Local names: වෙලපහළ . 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 Welapahala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Welapahala. Settlements here lie between about 656 m and 818 m above sea level (median 709 m). - Hiyadala - Napipitenna - Nilliyamba - Welapahala 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 Welapahala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °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 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 108 Feb 23 86 Mar 25 104 Apr 26 175 May 25 164 Jun 24 101 Jul 24 82 Aug 24 92 Sep 24 129 Oct 24 234 Nov 24 274 Dec 23 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welapahala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maturata District Hospital · Mathurata 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08049&mlon=80.80146#map=17/7.08049/80.80146) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel AYALE DOME Mandaramnuwara - අයාලේ මන්දාරම්නුවර · Uda Padiyapelella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08964&mlon=80.79629#map=17/7.08964/80.79629) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Landupita School · Ambagaspitiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.81093#map=17/7.10162/80.81093) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 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 Mathurata DS Division - Alawattegama - Ampitigoda - Bodhimalkada - Bodhiwela - Bogamuwa - Bomellagoda - Deegalahinna - Dehipe - Denike - Deniyagama - Dunukebedda - Ehelamalpe - Elamulla - Godigamuwa - Gonakele - Gonapitiya - Goodwood - Happawara - Hunukotuwa - Idampitiya - Illagolla - Kaluattanagolla - Ketahira - Ketayapathana - Labuhenwala - Malsara Nuwara - Manakola - Mandaram Nuwara - Marthuwela - Mathurata - Medawela - Merrygoll - Metibembiya - Moragolla - Okandagala - Palle Makuruppa - Pallewela - Rammalakandura - Rathukurusa Janapadaya - Rathyaya - Uda Makuruppa - Uda Padiyapelella - Udagama - Udalumada - Udawela - Udawela Pathana - Wadawala - Welampagoda - Wellagiriya - Wewathenna - Wilwala ## Quick answers - Where is Welapahala?In Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welapahala?Bodhimalkada, Bodhiwela, Dehipe, Kaluattanagolla, Landupita, Munwatta, Okandagala, Pallewela, Uda Padiyapelella, Wadawala and Wetekegama - How many villages are in Welapahala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Welapahala?Settlements lie between 656 m and 818 m - What is the best time to visit Welapahala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welapahala?Maturata District Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welapahala?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welapahala?PET, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welapahala?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welapahala?LK2318500 (OCHA common operational dataset)