# Wewathenna GN division, Mathurata DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/wewathenna/

Grama Niladhari division · Mathurata DS Division 

# Wewathenna

Wewathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.71 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 1,178 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wewathenna?

Wewathenna 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 4 other GN divisions: [Gonapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/gonapitiya/), [Goodwood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/goodwood/), [Labuhenwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/labuhenwala/) and [Metibembiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/metibembiya/). By area it is the 11397th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Mathurata DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/). The centre of Wewathenna is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0615° N, 80.7887° E. Local names: වැවතැන්න .

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 Wewathenna

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Wewathenna. Settlements here lie between about 1,077 m and 1,214 m above sea level (median 1,178 m).

- Ambethenna
- Dunukebedda
- Metibembiya

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 Wewathenna and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 259 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 20 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 21 274 

Dec 20 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wewathenna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mathurata Divisional Hospital · Mathurata 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08036&mlon=80.80115#map=17/7.08036/80.80115) 

Bank People's Bank · Padiyapelella 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09404&mlon=80.79896#map=17/7.09404/80.79896) 

ATM BOC · Hawaeliya West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97360&mlon=80.76853#map=17/6.97360/80.76853) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) 

Hotel Jayawardane's Bungalow · Deegalahinna 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06171&mlon=80.76791#map=17/7.06171/80.76791) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Deegalahinna Maha Vidyalaya · Deegalahinna 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05920&mlon=80.77149#map=17/7.05920/80.77149) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 2.5 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
- Wellagiriya
- Wilwala

## Quick answers

- Where is Wewathenna?In Mathurata DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wewathenna?Gonapitiya, Goodwood, Labuhenwala and Metibembiya
- How many villages are in Wewathenna?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wewathenna?Settlements lie between 1,077 m and 1,214 m
- What is the best time to visit Wewathenna?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wewathenna?Mathurata Divisional Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wewathenna?People's Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wewathenna?BOC, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewathenna?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wewathenna?LK2318600 (OCHA common operational dataset)