# Moraketiya GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/moraketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Moraketiya Moraketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.8km² - 1mapped services - 516 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moraketiya? Moraketiya lies in [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [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: [Akkara Seeya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/akkara-seeya/), [Lemasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/lemasthota/), [Nikapotha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-east/), [Nikapotha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-west/) and [Welanvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/welanvita/). By area it is the 4001st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Moraketiya is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7283° N, 80.9659° E. Local names: මොරකැටිය . 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 Moraketiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moraketiya. - Nikapota 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 Moraketiya Named natural and historic features inside Moraketiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Sembuwatta - Talipotenna 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 Moraketiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 296 m lower 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, June to July and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 144 Feb 25 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 28 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 28 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 27 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Moraketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Haputale Petrol Station · Haputhale Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel Villa Vista Haputale · Moraketiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72020&mlon=80.96569#map=17/6.72020/80.96569) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Nikapotha Vidyalaya · Nikapotha East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74464&mlon=80.96891#map=17/6.74464/80.96891) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 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 Moraketiya Places mapped inside Moraketiya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Haldummulla DS Division - Akkara Seeya - Amilagama - Ampitithenna - Bambara Pokuna - Beragala - Divulgasmulla - Gampaha - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahakanda - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Nikapotha East - Nikapotha West - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Moraketiya?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moraketiya?Akkara Seeya, Lemasthota, Nikapotha East, Nikapotha West and Welanvita - How many villages are in Moraketiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Moraketiya?February to March, June to July and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Moraketiya?Koslanda District Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moraketiya?Hatton National Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moraketiya?Bank of ceylon, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moraketiya?Haputale Petrol Station, about 4.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moraketiya?LK8142090 (OCHA common operational dataset)