# Piyarapandowa GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/piyarapandowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Piyarapandowa Piyarapandowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.88 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.9km² - 1,073 mtypical elevation ## Where is Piyarapandowa? Piyarapandowa 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: [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/halpe/), [Icelab Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/icelab-watta/), [Katugaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/katugaha/), [Kirinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/kirinda/), [Kirinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/kirinda/), [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/mahathenna/), [Millagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/millagama/), [Neluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/neluwa/) and [Udukumbalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/udukumbalwela/). By area it is the 3029th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Piyarapandowa is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8897° N, 81.0071° E. Local names: පියරපන්දෝව . 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 Piyarapandowa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Piyarapandowa. - Chelsea - Medawela - Piyarapandawa - Piyarapandowa 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 Piyarapandowa Named natural and historic features inside Piyarapandowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Chelsea 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 Piyarapandowa 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 (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 261 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 21 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 24 221 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 Piyarapandowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Halpe 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88697&mlon=81.04104#map=17/6.88697/81.04104) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) Hotel Anasa Wellness Resort · Millagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87697&mlon=81.01271#map=17/6.87697/81.01271) 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 Katugaha Vidyalaya · Katugaha 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90272&mlon=81.00532#map=17/6.90272/81.00532) College Kithalella · Kithalella 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86507&mlon=81.03619#map=17/6.86507/81.03619) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 4.8 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 East - Nawela West - Newberg - Palleperuwa - Pupula - Pupula West - Rawanaella - Udukumbalwela - Yahalewela ## Quick answers - Where is Piyarapandowa?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Piyarapandowa?Halpe, Icelab Watta, Katugaha, Kirinda, Kirinda, Mahathenna, Millagama, Neluwa and Udukumbalwela - How many villages are in Piyarapandowa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Piyarapandowa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Piyarapandowa?Medical Center, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Piyarapandowa?Samurdhi Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Piyarapandowa?People's Bank ATM, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piyarapandowa?Ceypecto, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Piyarapandowa?LK8136005 (OCHA common operational dataset)