# Yahalewela GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Yahalewela

Yahalewela 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 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.4km²
- 16mapped services
- 1,093 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yahalewela?

Yahalewela 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/), [Madhuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/madhuragama/), [Medawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/), [Navulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/navulla/) and [Newberg](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/newberg/). 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 Yahalewela is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8788° N, 81.0675° E. Local names: යහලේවෙල .

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 Yahalewela

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

- Southerland
- Yahalawelagama
- Yahalewela

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).

## Weather in Yahalewela 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 281 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 23 221 

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 Yahalewela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Center · Ella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) 

Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank · Ella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87381&mlon=81.04903#map=17/6.87381/81.04903) 

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 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) 

Hotel Happy Laugh Hostel · Yahalewela 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87972&mlon=81.06618#map=17/6.87972/81.06618) 

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 Halpe Central College · Halpe 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88840&mlon=81.04569#map=17/6.88840/81.04569) 

College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 2.1 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 Yahalewela

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

- Hotels16

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
- Newberg
- Palleperuwa
- Piyarapandowa
- Pupula
- Pupula West
- Rawanaella
- Udukumbalwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Yahalewela?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yahalewela?Ella, Madhuragama, Medawela West, Navulla and Newberg
- How many villages are in Yahalewela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yahalewela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yahalewela?Medical Center, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yahalewela?Co-Operative Rural Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yahalewela?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yahalewela?Ceypecto, about 3.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yahalewela?LK8136070 (OCHA common operational dataset)