# Uva Mahawela GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/uva-mahawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Uva Mahawela Uva Mahawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.91 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.9km² - 1,204 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uva Mahawela? Uva Mahawela 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 5 other GN divisions: [Etampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/etampitiya/), [Hinnarangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hinnarangolla/), [Morethota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/morethota/), [Neluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/neluwa/) and [Niliathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/niliathugoda/). By area it is the 5088th largest of 13,978 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 Uva Mahawela is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9296° N, 81.0020° E. Local names: ඌව මහවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Uva Mahawela ### Nearby, outside Uva Mahawela - Union of two rivers · attraction, Pallegama5.4 km - Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory · attraction, Halpe5.7 km - Demodara Train Viewing Point · viewpoint, Kirinda6.2 km - Demodara View Point · viewpoint, Kirinda6.3 km - Demodera Railway Spiral · attraction, Navulla7.2 km - Demodera Railway Loop View Point · viewpoint, Navulla7.5 km - Halamba Iron Bridge · viewpoint, Thuppitiya7.7 km - Outpsyd · gallery, Ella7.9 km - Priya Cookery Class · attraction, Ella7.9 km - Ella Spice Garden · attraction, Ella8.1 km - Dhowa Buddha Statue · memorial, Dowa8.4 km - Kital Ella · waterfall, Rawanaella8.5 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Uva Mahawela - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) · Mattala73 km - Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) · Batticaloa114 km ### Nearest railway station Hali-Ela (Medapitigama), about 4.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:09, sunset around 17:52). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Uva Mahawela Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Uva Mahawela. - Ampitigoda - Mahawela - Uva Mahawela 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 Uva Mahawela Named natural and historic features inside Uva Mahawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kinross 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 Uva Mahawela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 392 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 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Uva Mahawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ettampitiya Base Hospital · Etampitiya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93469&mlon=80.98991#map=17/6.93469/80.98991) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Halpe 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88697&mlon=81.04104#map=17/6.88697/81.04104) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel NR Sanduni Holiday bungalow · Hinnarangolla 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91870&mlon=80.98700#map=17/6.91870/80.98700) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Ambewela Maha Vidyalaya · Neluwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91802&mlon=81.00523#map=17/6.91802/81.00523) College Kithalella · Kithalella 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86507&mlon=81.03619#map=17/6.86507/81.03619) Police station Ettampitiya Police Station · Etampitiya 1.6 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 - Gawela - 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 - Warakadanda - Wegama - Welikemulla - Wepassawela - Wewelhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Uva Mahawela?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uva Mahawela?Etampitiya, Hinnarangolla, Morethota, Neluwa and Niliathugoda - What is there to see in Uva Mahawela?Union of two rivers, Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory, Demodara Train Viewing Point, Demodara View Point - What time zone is Uva Mahawela in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Uva Mahawela?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Uva Mahawela?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Uva Mahawela?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Uva Mahawela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Uva Mahawela?Ettampitiya Base Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uva Mahawela?Samurdhi Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uva Mahawela?People's Bank ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uva Mahawela?IOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uva Mahawela?LK8124215 (OCHA common operational dataset)