# Maha Uva GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/maha-uva/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Maha Uva Maha Uva is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **4.80 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.8km² - 1,300 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maha Uva? Maha Uva lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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: [Binganthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/binganthalawa/), [Egodakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/egodakanda/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/kandegama/), [Mahapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/mahapathana/) and [Werellapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/werellapathana/). By area it is the 3091st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Maha Uva is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0738° N, 80.8656° E. Local names: මහඌව . 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 Maha Uva Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Maha Uva. Settlements here lie between about 1,183 m and 1,363 m above sea level (median 1,300 m). - Egodakanda - Maha Uva - Maha Uva State - Werella 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 Maha Uva Named natural and historic features inside Maha Uva, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Maturata 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 Maha Uva 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 (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 381 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 19 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 21 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 20 82 Aug 20 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 19 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maha Uva Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital High Forest Government Hospital · High Forest 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06673&mlon=80.84009#map=17/7.06673/80.84009) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kandegama 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09507&mlon=80.86230#map=17/7.09507/80.86230) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC Fuel Station · Mulhalkele 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10000&mlon=80.85868#map=17/7.10000/80.85868) Hotel Auslink Hotel · Walapane 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09499&mlon=80.86280#map=17/7.09499/80.86280) 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 poijjkoj0j · Egodakanda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08622&mlon=80.86903#map=17/7.08622/80.86903) College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) Police station Police Station -Walapane · Kandegama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09338&mlon=80.86231#map=17/7.09338/80.86231) 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 Walapane DS Division - Alakolawewa - Ambagaspitiya - Andawala - Batagolla - Binganthalawa - Brookside - Deliwala North - Deliwela South - Egodakanda - Ekangapura - Galabada - Harasbedda North - Harasbedda South - High Forest - High Forest - Ihala Pannala - Ilukpelessa - Kandegama - Kendagolla - Ketakandura - Kumbalgamuwa - Kumbalgamuwa East - Kurunduoya - Landupita - Liyanwala Pahalagama - Liyanwela Ihalagama - Madumana - Mahakudugala - Mahapathana - Mailagasthenna - Manelwala - Manthreethenna - Medakandura - Morabedda - Mulhalkele - Munwatta - Napatawela - Naranthalawa - Padiyapelella - Palalpathana - Pandithaya Kumbura - Pannala - Ragala - Ragala Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Maha Uva?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maha Uva?Binganthalawa, Egodakanda, Kandegama, Mahapathana and Werellapathana - How many villages are in Maha Uva?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maha Uva?Settlements lie between 1,183 m and 1,363 m - What is the best time to visit Maha Uva?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Uva?High Forest Government Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maha Uva?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Uva?PET, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Uva?IOC Fuel Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maha Uva?LK2324390 (OCHA common operational dataset)