# Wellagiriya GN division, Mathurata DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wellagiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mathurata DS Division # Wellagiriya Wellagiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **9.21 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.2km² - 1,696 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wellagiriya? Wellagiriya 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 12 other GN divisions: [Bomellagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/bomellagoda/), [Concordia](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/concordia/), [Gonapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/gonapitiya/), [Goodwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/goodwood/), [High Forest](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/high-forest-lk2324365/), [Hunukotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/hunukotuwa/), [Jayalanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/jayalanka/), [Mahakudugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahakudugala/), [Malsara Nuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/malsara-nuwara/), [Mandaram Nuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/mandaram-nuwara/), [Medawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/medawela/) and [Park](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/park/). By area it is the 1353rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.9% of [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/). The centre of Wellagiriya is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0405° N, 80.8062° E. Local names: වැල්ලගිරිය . 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 Wellagiriya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wellagiriya. - High Forest Town - Marguerita 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 Wellagiriya Named natural and historic features inside Wellagiriya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Gonapitiya 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 Wellagiriya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 777 m higher 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 16 108 Feb 17 86 Mar 18 104 Apr 19 175 May 19 164 Jun 18 101 Jul 18 82 Aug 18 92 Sep 18 129 Oct 18 234 Nov 17 274 Dec 17 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wellagiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mathurata Divisional Hospital · Mathurata 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08036&mlon=80.80115#map=17/7.08036/80.80115) Bank People's Bank · Kandapola 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99730&mlon=80.82309#map=17/6.99730/80.82309) ATM BOC · Hawaeliya West 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97360&mlon=80.76853#map=17/6.97360/80.76853) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Cloudy Cabin MandaramNuwara · Malsara Nuwara 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02853&mlon=80.79277#map=17/7.02853/80.79277) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Udawela Maha Vidyalaya · Mandaram Nuwara 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03463&mlon=80.78315#map=17/7.03463/80.78315) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 4.4 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 - Welapahala - Wewathenna - Wilwala ## Quick answers - Where is Wellagiriya?In Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wellagiriya?Bomellagoda, Concordia, Gonapitiya, Goodwood, High Forest, Hunukotuwa, Jayalanka, Mahakudugala, Malsara Nuwara, Mandaram Nuwara, Medawela and Park - How many villages are in Wellagiriya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wellagiriya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Wellagiriya?Mathurata Divisional Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wellagiriya?People's Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wellagiriya?BOC, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wellagiriya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wellagiriya?LK2318590 (OCHA common operational dataset)