# Mahawattagama GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/mahawattagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Mahawattagama Mahawattagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.95 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.0km² - 1mapped services - 838 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mahawattagama? Mahawattagama 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 9 other GN divisions: [Badulla Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/badulla-central/), [Badulla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/badulla-south/), [Bogahamaditta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bogahamaditta/), [Dematawelhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/dematawelhinna/), [Dickwella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/dickwella/), [Godegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/godegama/), [Medapitigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/medapitigama/), [Unagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/unagolla/) and [Welikemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/welikemulla/). By area it is the 5029th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Mahawattagama is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9719° N, 81.0499° E. Local names: මහවත්තේගම . 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 Mahawattagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Mahawattagama. - Agastenna - Badaweltota - Eladaluwa 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 Mahawattagama 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 Mahawattagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Hospital · Badulla Central 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98984&mlon=81.05137#map=17/6.98984/81.05137) Bank Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Badulla Branch · Badulla East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98449&mlon=81.05845#map=17/6.98449/81.05845) ATM HNB · Badulla East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel Crystal Resort · Bogahamaditta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97822&mlon=81.04455#map=17/6.97822/81.04455) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Shalom Kidzone · Bogahamaditta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96849&mlon=81.03907#map=17/6.96849/81.03907) College Audio Visual Unit of Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Badulla East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98432&mlon=81.06253#map=17/6.98432/81.06253) Police station Badulla Police Station · Badulla Central 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99128&mlon=81.05530#map=17/6.99128/81.05530) 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 Mahawattagama Places mapped inside Mahawattagama 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 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 - Ketawala - Kirinda - Kokatiyamaluwa - Kudumahuwela - Kurukude - Landewela - Mahathenna - 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 Mahawattagama?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mahawattagama?Badulla Central, Badulla South, Bogahamaditta, Dematawelhinna, Dickwella, Godegama, Medapitigama, Unagolla and Welikemulla - How many villages are in Mahawattagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mahawattagama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawattagama?Central Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mahawattagama?Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Badulla Branch, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawattagama?HNB, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawattagama?IOC, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mahawattagama?LK8124070 (OCHA common operational dataset)