# Ketawala GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/ketawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division 

# Ketawala

Ketawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.51 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.5km²
- 936 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ketawala?

Ketawala 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/), [Hethekma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hethekma/), [Jangulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/jangulla/), [Landewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/landewela/), [Panakanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/panakanniya/) and [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pattipola/). By area it is the 5806th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Ketawala is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9876° N, 81.0128° E. Local names: කැටවල .

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 Ketawala

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

- Ketawala
- Ketawela

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 Ketawala 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 Ketawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Central Hospital · Badulla Central 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98984&mlon=81.05137#map=17/6.98984/81.05137) 

Bank NSB · Badulla Central 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99028&mlon=81.05221#map=17/6.99028/81.05221) 

ATM HNB · Badulla East 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) 

Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) 

Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Deegalla Vidyalaya · Deegalla 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98055&mlon=80.99695#map=17/6.98055/80.99695) 

College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) 

Police station Police Station Badulla · Badulla Central 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99136&mlon=81.05527#map=17/6.99136/81.05527) 

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
- Gawela
- Godegama
- Hali-Ela
- Hapuwalakumbura
- Hethekma
- Hinnarangolla
- Imbulgoda
- Imbulgoda
- Jangulla
- Kandana
- Katugaha
- 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 Ketawala?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ketawala?Deegalla, Hethekma, Jangulla, Landewela, Panakanniya and Pattipola
- How many villages are in Ketawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ketawala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ketawala?Central Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ketawala?NSB, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ketawala?HNB, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketawala?IOC, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ketawala?LK8124035 (OCHA common operational dataset)