# Govussa GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Govussa

Govussa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.19 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.2km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Govussa?

Govussa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ballaketuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ballaketuwa/), [Ilukpelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ilukpelessa/), [Karandagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/karandagolla/), [Medawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/), [Nawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-west/), [Newberg](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/newberg/) and [Rawanaella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/rawanaella/). By area it is the 3593rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Govussa is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8570° N, 81.0806° E. Local names: ගෝවුස්ස .

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 Govussa

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Dabaragalla

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 Govussa 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 Govussa

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 Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) 

ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) 

Hotel Villa Verde Ella · Govussa 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85511&mlon=81.07967#map=17/6.85511/81.07967) 

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 Sri Sugatha Secondery School · Ballaketuwa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85958&mlon=81.09396#map=17/6.85958/81.09396) 

College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 4.2 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Govussa

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

- Hotels2

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
- Dowa
- Ella
- Galtenhena
- Gawarawela
- 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 Govussa?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Govussa?Ballaketuwa, Ilukpelessa, Karandagolla, Medawela West, Nawela West, Newberg and Rawanaella
- What is the best time to visit Govussa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Govussa?Medical Center, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Govussa?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Govussa?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Govussa?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Govussa?LK8136140 (OCHA common operational dataset)