# Padiyapelella GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/padiyapelella/

Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# Padiyapelella

Padiyapelella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 3mapped services
- 682 mtypical elevation

## Where is Padiyapelella?

Padiyapelella 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: [Napatawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/napatawela/), [Uda Padiyapelella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/uda-padiyapelella/), [Ukuthule](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ukuthule/), [Wetekegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/wetekegama/) and [Yatiwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/yatiwella/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Padiyapelella is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0923° N, 80.7997° E. Local names: පදියපැලැල්ල .

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 Padiyapelella

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Padiyapelella.

- Meeambe

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 Padiyapelella 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 237 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 24 86 

Mar 25 104 

Apr 26 175 

May 25 164 

Jun 25 101 

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 Padiyapelella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Maturata District Hospital · Mathurata 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08049&mlon=80.80146#map=17/7.08049/80.80146) 

Bank People's Bank · Padiyapelella 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09404&mlon=80.79896#map=17/7.09404/80.79896) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 0.3 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 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08964&mlon=80.79629#map=17/7.08964/80.79629) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Padiyapelella Primary School · Uda Padiyapelella 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09124&mlon=80.79733#map=17/7.09124/80.79733) 

College Harasbedda Youth Corps Center · Mahapathana 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05943&mlon=80.87942#map=17/7.05943/80.87942) 

Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 1.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Padiyapelella

Places mapped inside Padiyapelella in open map data, by type.

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## 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
- Maha Uva
- Mahakudugala
- Mahapathana
- Mailagasthenna
- Manelwala
- Manthreethenna
- Medakandura
- Morabedda
- Mulhalkele
- Munwatta
- Napatawela
- Naranthalawa
- 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 Padiyapelella?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Padiyapelella?Napatawela, Uda Padiyapelella, Ukuthule, Wetekegama and Yatiwella
- How many villages are in Padiyapelella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Padiyapelella?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Padiyapelella?Maturata District Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Padiyapelella?People's Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Padiyapelella?PET, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Padiyapelella?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Padiyapelella?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Padiyapelella?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Padiyapelella?LK2324330 (OCHA common operational dataset)