# Nawela East GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Nawela East Nawela East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.42 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 1,373 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nawela East? Nawela East 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: [Ballaketuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ballaketuwa/), [Bibilegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/bibilegama-west/), [Galtenhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/galtenhena/), [Kanawerella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-east/), [Namunukula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/namunukula/) and [Nawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-west/). By area it is the 5989th 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 Nawela East is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8761° N, 81.1015° E. Local names: නාවෙල නැගෙනහිර . 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 Nawela East Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nawela East. - Nawala Pingarama - Nawela Pingarawa - Nawelagama East 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 Nawela East Named natural and historic features inside Nawela East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kingsland 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 Nawela East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 561 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 19 144 Feb 19 106 Mar 21 102 Apr 22 155 May 22 128 Jun 22 62 Jul 22 50 Aug 22 64 Sep 22 112 Oct 22 221 Nov 20 289 Dec 19 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nawela East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital estate hospital · Dewathura 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87088&mlon=81.11902#map=17/6.87088/81.11902) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel Kombukara River Rest · Ballaketuwa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86835&mlon=81.09822#map=17/6.86835/81.09822) 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 Galapitakanda Tamil Vidyalaya · Ballaketuwa 1.8 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 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 5.9 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 - Heeloya - Hettipola - Idamegama - Ilukpelessa - Karandagolla - Kirinda - Kithalella - Madhuragama - Medawela West - Millagama - Namunukula - Navulla - Nawela West - Newberg - Palleperuwa - Piyarapandowa - Pupula - Pupula West - Rawanaella - Udukumbalwela - Yahalewela ## Quick answers - Where is Nawela East?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nawela East?Ballaketuwa, Bibilegama West, Galtenhena, Kanawerella East, Namunukula and Nawela West - How many villages are in Nawela East?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nawela East?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawela East?estate hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawela East?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawela East?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawela East?Ceypetco, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nawela East?LK8136055 (OCHA common operational dataset)