# Dowa GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/dowa/

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Dowa

Dowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.50 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.5km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,240 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dowa?

Dowa lies in [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bindunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bindunuwewa/), [Heeloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/heeloya/), [Palleperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/palleperuwa/), [Udukumbalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/udukumbalwela/) and [Watagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/watagamuwa/). By area it is the 5823rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Dowa is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8534° N, 81.0129° E. Local names: දෝව .

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 Dowa

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

- Dik-Arawa
- Dowa
- Udukumbalwela

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 Dowa 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 (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 428 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 20 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

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 Dowa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bandarawela District Hospital · Bandarawela West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84008&mlon=80.98492#map=17/6.84008/80.98492) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Bandarawela East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82961&mlon=80.99325#map=17/6.82961/80.99325) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ella 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87435&mlon=81.04808#map=17/6.87435/81.04808) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Bandarawela East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83002&mlon=80.99637#map=17/6.83002/80.99637) 

Hotel Dowa Elegance Resort · Palleperuwa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85027&mlon=81.02142#map=17/6.85027/81.02142) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Dowa Vidyalaya · Dowa 0.8 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 0.9 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 3.7 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Dowa

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

- Hotels2
- Schools1

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 Ella DS Division

- Ballaketuwa
- Beddewela
- Demodara
- Dodamgolla
- Ella
- Galtenhena
- Gawarawela
- Govussa
- Halpe
- Heeloya
- Hettipola
- Idamegama
- Ilukpelessa
- Karandagolla
- Kirinda
- Kithalella
- Madhuragama
- Medawela West
- Millagama
- Namunukula
- Navulla
- Nawela East
- Nawela West
- Newberg
- Palleperuwa
- Piyarapandowa
- Pupula
- Pupula West
- Rawanaella
- Udukumbalwela
- Yahalewela

## Quick answers

- Where is Dowa?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dowa?Bindunuwewa, Heeloya, Palleperuwa, Udukumbalwela and Watagamuwa
- How many villages are in Dowa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dowa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dowa?Bandarawela District Hospital, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dowa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dowa?Commercial Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dowa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dowa?LK8136110 (OCHA common operational dataset)