# Icelab Watta GN division, Bandarawela DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bandarawela DS Division 

# Icelab Watta

Icelab Watta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.53 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 1,346 mtypical elevation

## Where is Icelab Watta?

Icelab Watta 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ettalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ettalapitiya/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kirioruwa/), [Konthahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/konthahela/), [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/mahathenna/), [Piyarapandowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/piyarapandowa/), [Udukumbalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/udukumbalwela/), [Warakadanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/warakadanda/) and [Watagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/watagamuwa/). By area it is the 8262nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/). The centre of Icelab Watta is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8685° N, 81.0011° E. Local names: අයිස්ලැබ් වත්ත .

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 Icelab Watta

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Icelab Watta.

- Amunudowa
- Benhope
- Kirioruwa

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 Icelab Watta

Named natural and historic features inside Icelab Watta, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Benhope
- Kirchhayn

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 Icelab Watta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 534 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 19 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 21 102 

Apr 22 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 22 62 

Jul 22 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 20 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Icelab Watta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bandarawela District Hospital · Bandarawela West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84008&mlon=80.98492#map=17/6.84008/80.98492) 

Bank NSB Bank · Bandarawela West 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83365&mlon=80.98666#map=17/6.83365/80.98666) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Bandarawela East 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83002&mlon=80.99637#map=17/6.83002/80.99637) 

Hotel Anasa Wellness Resort · Millagama 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87697&mlon=81.01271#map=17/6.87697/81.01271) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Dowa Vidyalaya · Dowa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85547&mlon=81.02010#map=17/6.85547/81.02010) 

College Uva National College of Education · Watagamuwa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84923&mlon=81.00589#map=17/6.84923/81.00589) 

Police station bandarawela police station · Bandarawela West 4.1 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
- Ettalapitiya
- Gediyaroda
- 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 Icelab Watta?In Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Icelab Watta?Ettalapitiya, Kirioruwa, Konthahela, Mahathenna, Piyarapandowa, Udukumbalwela, Warakadanda and Watagamuwa
- How many villages are in Icelab Watta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Icelab Watta?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Icelab Watta?Bandarawela District Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Icelab Watta?NSB Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Icelab Watta?People's Bank ATM, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Icelab Watta?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Icelab Watta?LK8133015 (OCHA common operational dataset)
