# Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ Divisional Secretariat division · Badulla District # Bandarawela DS Division Bandarawela DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **70.9 km²**. It is divided into 35 GN divisions. 49 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 129 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 70.9km² - 35GN divisions - 129mapped services ## Where is Bandarawela DS Division? Bandarawela DS Division lies in [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other DS divisions: [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/), [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/), [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/) and [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). By area it is the 255th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/). The centre of Bandarawela DS Division is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 17 km from Badulla, the main town of Badulla District. The centre point is at 6.8327° N, 81.0213° E. Local names: බණ්ඩාරවෙල · பண்டாரவளை . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Bandarawela DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Ambadandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambadandegama/) 5.9 4 2 [Ambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambegoda/) 6.2 1 2 [Bambaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bambaragama/) 3.8 1 6 [Bandarawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bandarawela-east/) 1.0 2 21 [Bandarawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bandarawela-west/) 1.2 3 47 [Beddearawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/beddearawa/) 0.6 1 0 [Beddekumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/beddekumbura/) 0.6 1 0 [Bindunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bindunuwewa/) 1.2 1 4 [Creig Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/creig-watta/) 3.5 1 0 [Darahitawanagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/darahitawanagoda/) 0.6 1 0 [Diganathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/diganathenna/) 2.2 1 0 [Doolgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/doolgolla/) 0.4 1 0 [Egodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/egodagama/) 1.5 3 0 [Ettalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ettalapitiya/) 1.6 2 0 [Gediyaroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/gediyaroda/) 0.7 1 1 [Icelab Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/icelab-watta/) 1.5 3 0 [Inikambedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/inikambedda/) 0.8 3 1 [Karagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/karagahawela/) 1.4 2 8 [Kebillewela North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kebillewela-north/) 0.9 0 1 [Kebillewela South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kebillewela-south/) 1.4 0 1 [Kinigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kinigama/) 0.9 1 1 [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kirioruwa/) 1.4 1 0 [Konthahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/konthahela/) 1.4 1 1 [Liyangahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/liyangahawela/) 1.7 1 1 [Liyangahawela Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/liyangahawela-watta/) 7.3 0 0 [Mahaulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/mahaulpatha/) 1.0 0 3 [Makulella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/makulella/) 2.0 3 0 [Mathetilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/mathetilla/) 2.9 2 1 [Nayabedda Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/nayabedda-estate/) 5.8 3 1 [Obadella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/obadella/) 1.4 1 4 [Thanthiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/thanthiriya/) 0.6 2 10 [Udaperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/udaperuwa/) 1.0 0 2 [Watagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/watagamuwa/) 3.0 0 2 [Weheragalathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/weheragalathenna/) 2.0 1 1 [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/wewathenna/) 1.2 1 8 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Bandarawela DS Division Open gazetteers list **49 villages, towns and localities** in Bandarawela DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 1,034 m and 1,630 m above sea level (median 1,203 m). - Adhikariwaththa - Ambadandegama - Ambegoda - Amunudowa - Bambaragama - Bandarawela - Bandarawela East - Benhope - Bindunawewa - Bindunuwewa - Diganathenna - Diganetenna - Dulgolla - Egodagama - Ellathota Junction - Ettalapitiya - Gonamotawa - Gonamutawa - Hope - Hospital Junction - Inikambedda - Janaudanagama - Kanda - Karagahawela - Kebellewela - Kebillawela - Kebillawela North - Kebillawela South - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Konthahela - Leangawella - Liyangahawela - Mahaulpatha - Makulella - Medaperuwa - Metipimbiya - Nayabedde State - Obada Ella - Pahala Malwatta - Pitawela - Roseland - Samachaitthiyagama - Sewanagama - Thanthiriya - Udaperuwa - Weheragalathenna - Wewatenna - Wewathenna 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 Bandarawela DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Bandarawela DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Panangala Wewa ### Estates 12 estates; 1 estate. - Aislaby Estate - Ampitigodde - Balagala Ella - Benhope - Craig - Gonamotava - Hope - Kirchhayn - Leangawella - Mahaulpatha - Nayabedde - Roseland - Wewatenna 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 Bandarawela DS Division and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 391 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bandarawela DS Division Places mapped inside Bandarawela DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels69 - Schools24 - Colleges and universities11 - Restaurants12 - Police stations2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Bandarawela DS Division?In Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bandarawela DS Division?Ella DS Division, Haldummulla DS Division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Haputale DS Division, Welimada DS Division and Wellawaya DS Division - How many villages are in Bandarawela DS Division?49 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bandarawela DS Division?Settlements lie between 1,034 m and 1,630 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bandarawela DS Division?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bandarawela DS Division?February to March and June to September - How many hospitals are in Bandarawela DS Division?3 mapped - How many banks are in Bandarawela DS Division?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bandarawela DS Division?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Bandarawela DS Division?LK8133 (OCHA common operational dataset)