# Newberg GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Newberg

Newberg is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.33 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.3km²
- 6mapped services
- 937 mtypical elevation

## Where is Newberg?

Newberg 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ella/), [Govussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/govussa/), [Medawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/), [Rawanaella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/rawanaella/) and [Yahalewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/yahalewela/). By area it is the 3450th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.0% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Newberg is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8635° N, 81.0653° E. Local names: නිව්බර්ග් .

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 Newberg

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

- Goussagama
- Newburgh
- 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 Newberg

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

### Forests and nature

1 nature reserve.

- Rawana Ella Natural Reserve

### Estates

2 estates.

- Govussa
- Newburg

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 Newberg 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 Newberg

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Center · Ella 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Ella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87315&mlon=81.04917#map=17/6.87315/81.04917) 

ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) 

Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) 

Hotel Mountain Range Cottage · Newberg 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86564&mlon=81.06102#map=17/6.86564/81.06102) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Sri Sugatha Secondery School · Ballaketuwa 3.2 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 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 2.4 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 Newberg

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

- Hotels5
- Restaurants1

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
- Medawela West
- Millagama
- Namunukula
- Navulla
- Nawela East
- Nawela West
- Palleperuwa
- Piyarapandowa
- Pupula
- Pupula West
- Rawanaella
- Udukumbalwela
- Yahalewela

## Quick answers

- Where is Newberg?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Newberg?Ella, Govussa, Medawela West, Rawanaella and Yahalewela
- How many villages are in Newberg?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Newberg?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Newberg?Medical Center, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Newberg?Hatton National Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Newberg?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Newberg?Ceypecto, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Newberg?LK8136075 (OCHA common operational dataset)
