# Ellewela GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ellewela/ Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division # Ellewela Ellewela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.86 km²**. - 1.9km² ## Where is Ellewela? Ellewela lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Diyalape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/diyalape/), [Ganhela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ganhela/), [Higgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/higgoda/), [Minipogoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/minipogoda/), [Nawalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/nawalagoda/), [Udupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/udupitiya/) and [Weliketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/weliketiya/). By area it is the 7299th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Ellewela is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1379° N, 80.4531° E. Local names: ඇල්ලේවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ellewela Named natural and historic features inside Ellewela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Merryland 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 Ellewela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 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 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ellewela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Akuressa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10063&mlon=80.47621#map=17/6.10063/80.47621) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel Sanasa Hotel Ever Win Two · Poramba 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10963&mlon=80.47432#map=17/6.10963/80.47432) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Wiskam preschool and daycare center iluppella · Iluppella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11399&mlon=80.44776#map=17/6.11399/80.44776) College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Akuressa DS Division - Akuressa - Asmagoda - Bopitiya - Dediyagala - Diganahena - Diyalape - Dolamawatha - Ehelape - Eramudugoda - Galabadahena - Gallala - Ganhela - Henegama - Henegama West - Higgoda - Hulandawa - Idikatudeniya - Ihala Kiyanduwa - Ihala Maliduwa - Iluppella - Imbulgoda - Ketanvila - Kohugoda - Lenama North - Lenama South - Manikgoda - Maramba North - Maramba South - Melewwa - Minipogoda - Nawalagoda - Nimalawa - Nimalawa East - Pahala Maliduwa - Paraduwa East - Paraduwa North - Paraduwa South - Paragahawatta - Peddapitiya North - Peddapitiya South - Poramba - Udupitiya - Vilagama - Weliketiya - Yakabedda ## Quick answers - Where is Ellewela?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ellewela?Diyalape, Ganhela, Higgoda, Minipogoda, Nawalagoda, Udupitiya and Weliketiya - What is the best time to visit Ellewela?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ellewela?Akuressa Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ellewela?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ellewela?Commercial Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ellewela?Cepetco, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ellewela?LK3218090 (OCHA common operational dataset)