# Ettalapitiya GN division, Bandarawela DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ettalapitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Bandarawela DS Division 

# Ettalapitiya

Ettalapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.6km²
- 1,202 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ettalapitiya?

Ettalapitiya lies in [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bindunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bindunuwewa/), [Diganathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/diganathenna/), [Erenawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/erenawela/), [Icelab Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/icelab-watta/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kirioruwa/), [Watagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/watagamuwa/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/wewathenna/). By area it is the 7986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/). The centre of Ettalapitiya is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8537° N, 80.9866° E. Local names: ඇත්තලපිටිය .

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 Ettalapitiya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ettalapitiya.

- Ettalapitiya
- Pahala Malwatta

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 Ettalapitiya 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 390 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ettalapitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bandarawela District Hospital · Bandarawela West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84008&mlon=80.98492#map=17/6.84008/80.98492) 

Bank NSB Bank · Bandarawela West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83365&mlon=80.98666#map=17/6.83365/80.98666) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ella 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87435&mlon=81.04808#map=17/6.87435/81.04808) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bandarawela West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83193&mlon=80.98804#map=17/6.83193/80.98804) 

Hotel Sunny Side Family Cottages · Wewathenna 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84598&mlon=80.97592#map=17/6.84598/80.97592) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School St Thomas College Bandarawela · Wewathenna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84556&mlon=80.97935#map=17/6.84556/80.97935) 

College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) 

Police station bandarawela police station · Bandarawela West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83508&mlon=80.98522#map=17/6.83508/80.98522) 

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 Bandarawela DS Division

- Ambadandegama
- Ambegoda
- Bambaragama
- Bandarawela East
- Bandarawela West
- Beddearawa
- Beddekumbura
- Bindunuwewa
- Creig Watta
- Darahitawanagoda
- Diganathenna
- Doolgolla
- Egodagama
- Gediyaroda
- Icelab Watta
- Inikambedda
- Karagahawela
- Kebillewela North
- Kebillewela South
- Kinigama
- Kirioruwa
- Konthahela
- Liyangahawela
- Liyangahawela Watta
- Mahaulpatha
- Makulella
- Mathetilla
- Nayabedda Estate
- Obadella
- Thanthiriya
- Udaperuwa
- Watagamuwa
- Weheragalathenna
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Ettalapitiya?In Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ettalapitiya?Bindunuwewa, Diganathenna, Erenawela, Icelab Watta, Kirioruwa, Watagamuwa and Wewathenna
- How many villages are in Ettalapitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ettalapitiya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ettalapitiya?Bandarawela District Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ettalapitiya?NSB Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ettalapitiya?Commercial Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ettalapitiya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ettalapitiya?LK8133025 (OCHA common operational dataset)