# Heeloya GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Heeloya

Heeloya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.68 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.7km²
- 1,173 mtypical elevation

## Where is Heeloya?

Heeloya 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: [Dowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/dowa/), [Hettipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/hettipola/), [Kithalella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/kithalella/), [Palleperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/palleperuwa/), [Rawanaella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/rawanaella/), [Udukumbalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/udukumbalwela/) and [Weheragalathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/weheragalathenna/). By area it is the 4079th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Heeloya is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8585° N, 81.0292° E. Local names: හීල්ඔය .

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 Heeloya

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

- Boralanda
- Hela Kithalella
- Helakitalella

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 Heeloya

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Kinellan

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 Heeloya 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 361 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 24 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 23 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 21 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Heeloya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Center · Ella 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87352&mlon=81.04883#map=17/6.87352/81.04883) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Ella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87435&mlon=81.04808#map=17/6.87435/81.04808) 

Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) 

Hotel Ella Heaven Inn · Dowa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85918&mlon=81.02302#map=17/6.85918/81.02302) 

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 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85547&mlon=81.02010#map=17/6.85547/81.02010) 

College Kithalella · Kithalella 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86507&mlon=81.03619#map=17/6.86507/81.03619) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 3.0 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
- Gawarawela
- Govussa
- Halpe
- 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 Heeloya?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Heeloya?Dowa, Hettipola, Kithalella, Palleperuwa, Rawanaella, Udukumbalwela and Weheragalathenna
- How many villages are in Heeloya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Heeloya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Heeloya?Medical Center, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Heeloya?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Heeloya?Commercial Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heeloya?Ceypecto, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Heeloya?LK8136120 (OCHA common operational dataset)