# Watagamuwa GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/watagamuwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division 

# Watagamuwa

Watagamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.68 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.7km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,028 mtypical elevation

## Where is Watagamuwa?

Watagamuwa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Haldummulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/haldummulla/), [Kithulgahaarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kithulgahaarawa/), [Seelathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/seelathenna/) and [Walhaputhenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/walhaputhenna/). By area it is the 7795th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Watagamuwa is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7580° N, 80.8755° E. Local names: වටගමුව .

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 Watagamuwa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Watagamuwa.

- Halatuthenna
- Welhaputenna

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 Watagamuwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 216 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 22 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 25 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 25 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 22 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Watagamuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Ayurvedic Hospital · Wangiyakumbura 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83124&mlon=80.88071#map=17/6.83124/80.88071) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Haldummulla 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76149&mlon=80.88501#map=17/6.76149/80.88501) 

Hotel A'Lankaa Resorts · Watagamuwa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75472&mlon=80.87854#map=17/6.75472/80.87854) 

Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) 

School Walhaputhenna Primary School · Walhaputhenna 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76314&mlon=80.86976#map=17/6.76314/80.86976) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 9.2 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 Watagamuwa

Places mapped inside Watagamuwa 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
- Moraketiya
- Nikapotha East
- Nikapotha West
- Poonagala
- Ranasinghegama
- Ranwanguhawa
- Seelathenna
- Soragune
- Uvathenna
- Viharagala
- Walhaputhenna
- We Eliya
- Weerakongama
- Welanvita
- Welibissa

## Quick answers

- Where is Watagamuwa?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Watagamuwa?Haldummulla, Kithulgahaarawa, Seelathenna and Walhaputhenna
- How many villages are in Watagamuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Watagamuwa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Watagamuwa?Rural Ayurvedic Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Watagamuwa?Peoples Bank, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Watagamuwa?Bank of ceylon, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watagamuwa?Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Watagamuwa?LK8142120 (OCHA common operational dataset)