# Diyathalawa GN division, Haputale DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/diyathalawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Haputale DS Division 

# Diyathalawa

Diyathalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.75 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.8km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,268 mtypical elevation

## Where is Diyathalawa?

Diyathalawa lies in [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Aluthwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/aluthwela/), [Ambegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambegoda/), [Bingethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/bingethenna/), [Dodamwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/dodamwatta/), [Ellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/ellagama/), [Jayaminipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/jayaminipura/), [Pahala Kadurugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/pahala-kadurugamuwa/), [Ranjallawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/ranjallawa/), [Umankandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/umankandura/) and [Viharakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/viharakele/). By area it is the 3124th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.9% of [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/). The centre of Diyathalawa is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8194° N, 80.9561° E. Local names: දියතලාව .

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 Diyathalawa

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

- Diyatalawa
- Kahagolla

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 Diyathalawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 456 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 20 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

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 Diyathalawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Diyathalawa Base Hospital · Diyathalawa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80594&mlon=80.95655#map=17/6.80594/80.95655) 

Bank People's Bank · Bandarawela West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83311&mlon=80.98687#map=17/6.83311/80.98687) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bandarawela West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83193&mlon=80.98804#map=17/6.83193/80.98804) 

Hotel Sahasna Holiday Home · Ellagama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81952&mlon=80.94530#map=17/6.81952/80.94530) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Kahagolla collage play ground · Bingethenna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81758&mlon=80.96646#map=17/6.81758/80.96646) 

College Sri Lanka Military Academy · Diyathalawa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80707&mlon=80.94442#map=17/6.80707/80.94442) 

Police station Bandarawela Police Station · Bandarawela West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83154&mlon=80.98681#map=17/6.83154/80.98681) 

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 Diyathalawa

Places mapped inside Diyathalawa in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1

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 Haputale DS Division

- Aluthwela
- Bingethenna
- Dambethenna
- Dodamwatta
- Ellagama
- Erenawela
- Galkanda
- Glenanore
- Haputhale Town
- Haputhalegama
- Hela Kadurugamuwa
- Horadorowwa
- Jayaminipura
- Kahagolla
- Kahattewela
- Kolathenna
- Magiripura
- Pahala Kadurugamuwa
- Panketiya
- Pitarathmale
- Ranjallawa
- Thotalagala
- Umankandura
- Viharakele
- Welanhinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Diyathalawa?In Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Diyathalawa?Aluthwela, Ambegoda, Bingethenna, Dodamwatta, Ellagama, Jayaminipura, Pahala Kadurugamuwa, Ranjallawa, Umankandura and Viharakele
- How many villages are in Diyathalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Diyathalawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Diyathalawa?Diyathalawa Base Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Diyathalawa?People's Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Diyathalawa?Bank of ceylon, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Diyathalawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Diyathalawa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Diyathalawa?LK8139040 (OCHA common operational dataset)
