# Welanhinna GN division, Haputale DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/welanhinna/ Grama Niladhari division · Haputale DS Division # Welanhinna Welanhinna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.50 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped services - 1,186 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welanhinna? Welanhinna 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 8 other GN divisions: [Aluthwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/aluthwela/), [Glenanore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/glenanore/), [Haputhalegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/haputhalegama/), [Horadorowwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/horadorowwa/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/maligathenna/), [Pahala Kadurugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/pahala-kadurugamuwa/), [Rathkarawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rathkarawwa/) and [Udakendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/udakendagolla/). By area it is the 4302nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/). The centre of Welanhinna is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7971° N, 80.9263° E. Local names: වෙලංහින්න . 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 Welanhinna Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Welanhinna. Settlements here lie between about 1,151 m and 1,192 m above sea level (median 1,186 m). - Aluthwela South - Horadorowwa - Ratkarauwa 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 Welanhinna Named natural and historic features inside Welanhinna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kapuwatte 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 Welanhinna 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 374 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 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welanhinna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Diyathalawa Base Hospital · Diyathalawa 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80594&mlon=80.95655#map=17/6.80594/80.95655) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rahangala 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82761&mlon=80.89438#map=17/6.82761/80.89438) Hotel Welanhinna Hills · Welanhinna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79976&mlon=80.93499#map=17/6.79976/80.93499) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Sri Janananda Madya Maha Vidyalaya · Panketiya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78508&mlon=80.95615#map=17/6.78508/80.95615) College Sri Lanka Military Academy · Diyathalawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80707&mlon=80.94442#map=17/6.80707/80.94442) Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 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 Welanhinna Places mapped inside Welanhinna 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 Haputale DS Division - Aluthwela - Bingethenna - Dambethenna - Diyathalawa - Dodamwatta - Ellagama - Erenawela - Galkanda - Glenanore - Haputhale Town - Haputhalegama - Hela Kadurugamuwa - Horadorowwa - Jayaminipura - Kahagolla - Kahattewela - Kolathenna - Magiripura - Pahala Kadurugamuwa - Panketiya - Pitarathmale - Ranjallawa - Thotalagala - Umankandura - Viharakele ## Quick answers - Where is Welanhinna?In Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welanhinna?Aluthwela, Glenanore, Haputhalegama, Horadorowwa, Maligathenna, Pahala Kadurugamuwa, Rathkarawwa and Udakendagolla - How many villages are in Welanhinna?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Welanhinna?Settlements lie between 1,151 m and 1,192 m - What is the best time to visit Welanhinna?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Welanhinna?Diyathalawa Base Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welanhinna?Hatton National Bank, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welanhinna?Bank of ceylon, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welanhinna?Lanka Filling Station, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welanhinna?LK8139055 (OCHA common operational dataset)