# Hettipola GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/hettipola/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Hettipola Hettipola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.41 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 3mapped services - 1,035 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hettipola? Hettipola 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 6 other GN divisions: [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/halpe/), [Heeloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/heeloya/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/idamegama/), [Kithalella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/kithalella/), [Millagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/millagama/) and [Udukumbalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/udukumbalwela/). By area it is the 8633rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Hettipola is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8744° N, 81.0370° E. Local names: හෙට්ටිපොළ . 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 Hettipola Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Hettipola. - Hettipola Watta - Idamegama - Pattiyakumbura 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 Hettipola Named natural and historic features inside Hettipola, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Nettipola 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 Hettipola and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 223 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 21 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hettipola Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank People's Bank · Ella 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87419&mlon=81.04830#map=17/6.87419/81.04830) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) Hotel Chalana Homestay · Hettipola 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87770&mlon=81.03481#map=17/6.87770/81.03481) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Halpe Central College · Halpe 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88840&mlon=81.04569#map=17/6.88840/81.04569) College Kithalella · Kithalella 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86507&mlon=81.03619#map=17/6.86507/81.03619) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 1.3 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 Hettipola Places mapped inside Hettipola in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 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 - Govussa - Halpe - Heeloya - 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 Hettipola?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hettipola?Halpe, Heeloya, Idamegama, Kithalella, Millagama and Udukumbalwela - How many villages are in Hettipola?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hettipola?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hettipola?Medical Center, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hettipola?People's Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hettipola?People's Bank ATM, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hettipola?Ceypecto, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hettipola?LK8136095 (OCHA common operational dataset)