# Welioya GN division, Norwood DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/welioya/ Grama Niladhari division · Norwood DS Division # Welioya Welioya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **5.81 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.8km² - 1,114 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welioya? Welioya lies in [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dehigasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/dehigasthenna/), [Lethant](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/lethant/), [Rosella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/rosella/), [Vidulipura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/vidulipura-north/) and [Watawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/watawala/). By area it is the 2444th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Norwood DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/). The centre of Welioya is about 75 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9404° N, 80.5237° E. Local names: වැලිඔය . 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 Welioya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Welioya. - Dehigastenna - Lonach 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 Welioya Named natural and historic features inside Welioya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 peak. - Trafalgar · 1,105 m ### Estates 4 estates. - Agrawatte - Carolina - Lonach - Saint Aubins 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 Welioya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 195 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 21 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 22 101 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 Welioya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Watawala Government Hospital · Watawala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94318&mlon=80.54029#map=17/6.94318/80.54029) Bank People's Bank · Watawala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94500&mlon=80.53888#map=17/6.94500/80.53888) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kuduoya 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92265&mlon=80.60272#map=17/6.92265/80.60272) Hotel Flaming Tree Resorts · Vidulipura South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92105&mlon=80.51254#map=17/6.92105/80.51254) Mall Shakthi Electronics and Furnitures · Maskeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83399&mlon=80.57181#map=17/6.83399/80.57181) School Watawala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Watawala 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94180&mlon=80.54085#map=17/6.94180/80.54085) College The Wingham College · Ginigathhena 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99489&mlon=80.49108#map=17/6.99489/80.49108) Police station Watawala Police Station · Watawala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94561&mlon=80.53777#map=17/6.94561/80.53777) 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 Norwood DS Division - Annfield - Aulton Watta - Bagawanthalawa South - Bogawana - Brownlow - Brownswick - Dickoya - Dickoya South - Gawarawila - Hatton East - Hatton North - Hatton South - Hatton West - Injuster - Kirkoswald - Kotiyagala - Lethant - Loinon - Mahanelu - Maskeliya - Maussakele - Mocha - Moray - Newvalleygama - Norwood - Panmur - Rosella - Ruwanpura - Seethagangula - Shanon - Strathspey - Tillary - Venture - Wanarajah ## Quick answers - Where is Welioya?In Norwood DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welioya?Dehigasthenna, Lethant, Rosella, Vidulipura North and Watawala - How many villages are in Welioya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Welioya?Trafalgar (1,105 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Welioya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Welioya?Watawala Government Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welioya?People's Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welioya?ATM HNB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welioya?Lanka Filling Station, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welioya?LK2330170 (OCHA common operational dataset)