# Gawela GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/gawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Gawela Gawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.47 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.5km² - 842 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gawela? Gawela lies in [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Deegalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/deegalla/), [Etampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/etampitiya/), [Niliathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/niliathugoda/), [Pahamunuthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pahamunuthota/), [Panagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/panagoda/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/udagama/). By area it is the 2143rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Gawela is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9544° N, 80.9866° E. Local names: ගාවෙල . 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 Gawela Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gawela. Settlements here lie between about 772 m and 1,065 m above sea level (median 842 m). - Alakkangama - Gawela - Kandegollagama - Tembekumburagama - Weragama 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 Gawela Named natural and historic features inside Gawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Attampettiya 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 Gawela 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 Gawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ettampitiya Base Hospital · Etampitiya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93469&mlon=80.98991#map=17/6.93469/80.98991) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Lunuwatta 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95594&mlon=80.92641#map=17/6.95594/80.92641) ATM HNB · Badulla East 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel Hotel White Heaven · Etampitiya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93137&mlon=80.97681#map=17/6.93137/80.97681) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Ettampitiya Central College · Etampitiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93822&mlon=80.99007#map=17/6.93822/80.99007) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Ettampitiya Police Station · Etampitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93597&mlon=80.98939#map=17/6.93597/80.98939) 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 Hali-Ela DS Division - Anthuduwawela - Beddegama - Bogahamaditta - Bogoda - Bulathwatta - Deegalla - Dehivinna - Dematawelhinna - Dickwella - Etampitiya - Godegama - Hali-Ela - Hapuwalakumbura - Hethekma - Hinnarangolla - Imbulgoda - Imbulgoda - Jangulla - Kandana - Katugaha - Ketawala - Kirinda - Kokatiyamaluwa - Kudumahuwela - Kurukude - Landewela - Mahathenna - Mahawattagama - Maligathenna - Malitta - Medagama - Medapitigama - Morethota - Mugunumatha East - Mugunumatha West - Neludanda - Neluwa - Niliathugoda - Pahamunuthota - Pallegama - Panakanniya - Pattipola - Perahettiya - Samagipura - Springvalley - Springvalley Estate - Udagama - Udakohovila - Uduwara - Unagolla - Uva Mahawela - Warakadanda - Wegama - Welikemulla - Wepassawela - Wewelhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Gawela?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gawela?Deegalla, Etampitiya, Niliathugoda, Pahamunuthota, Panagoda and Udagama - How many villages are in Gawela?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gawela?Settlements lie between 772 m and 1,065 m - What is the best time to visit Gawela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gawela?Ettampitiya Base Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gawela?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gawela?HNB, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gawela?IOC, about 5.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gawela?LK8124115 (OCHA common operational dataset)