# Medawela West GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Medawela West Medawela West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.61 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 3mapped services - 997 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medawela West? Medawela West 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 9 other GN divisions: [Beddewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/beddewela/), [Gawarawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/gawarawela/), [Govussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/govussa/), [Navulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/navulla/), [Nawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-west/), [Newberg](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/newberg/), [Pupula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula/), [Pupula West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula-west/) and [Yahalewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/yahalewela/). By area it is the 5619th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Medawela West is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8822° N, 81.0801° E. Local names: මැදවෙල බටහිර . 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 Medawela West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Medawela West. - Nawalagama - Nawelagama 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 Medawela West Named natural and historic features inside Medawela West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ellawatte 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 Medawela West 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 185 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 25 155 May 25 128 Jun 25 62 Jul 25 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 23 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medawela West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel Box On Clouds · Medawela West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87181&mlon=81.07617#map=17/6.87181/81.07617) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Galapitakanda Tamil Vidyalaya · Ballaketuwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86135&mlon=81.09444#map=17/6.86135/81.09444) College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 3.5 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 Medawela West Places mapped inside Medawela West 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 - Hettipola - Idamegama - Ilukpelessa - Karandagolla - Kirinda - Kithalella - Madhuragama - Millagama - Namunukula - Navulla - Nawela East - Nawela West - Newberg - Palleperuwa - Piyarapandowa - Pupula - Pupula West - Rawanaella - Udukumbalwela - Yahalewela ## Quick answers - Where is Medawela West?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medawela West?Beddewela, Gawarawela, Govussa, Navulla, Nawela West, Newberg, Pupula, Pupula West and Yahalewela - How many villages are in Medawela West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Medawela West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medawela West?Medical Center, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medawela West?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medawela West?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawela West?Ceypetco, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medawela West?LK8136065 (OCHA common operational dataset)