# Gawarawela GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/gawarawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Gawarawela Gawarawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.44 km²**. - 2.4km² ## Where is Gawarawela? Gawarawela 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 8 other GN divisions: [Beddewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/beddewela/), [Demodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/demodara/), [Hapuwalakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hapuwalakumbura/), [Medawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/), [Navulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/navulla/), [Pupula West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula-west/), [Uduwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/uduwara/) and [Wewelhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/wewelhinna/). By area it is the 5942nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Gawarawela is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9034° N, 81.0698° E. Local names: ගවරවෙල . 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 Gawarawela Named natural and historic features inside Gawarawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Demodara Estate - Rooktenne Estate 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 Gawarawela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gawarawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Halpe 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88697&mlon=81.04104#map=17/6.88697/81.04104) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) Hotel Nine Skies by Teardrop Hotels · Navulla 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90076&mlon=81.06522#map=17/6.90076/81.06522) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Baddegama Navodya Maha Vidyalaya · Beddegama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92572&mlon=81.08282#map=17/6.92572/81.08282) College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87707&mlon=81.04839#map=17/6.87707/81.04839) 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 Ella DS Division - Ballaketuwa - Beddewela - Demodara - Dodamgolla - Dowa - Ella - Galtenhena - 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 Gawarawela?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gawarawela?Beddewela, Demodara, Hapuwalakumbura, Medawela West, Navulla, Pupula West, Uduwara and Wewelhinna - What is the best time to visit Gawarawela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gawarawela?Medical Center, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gawarawela?Samurdhi Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gawarawela?People's Bank ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gawarawela?Ceypecto, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gawarawela?LK8136030 (OCHA common operational dataset)