# Welaoya GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/welaoya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division # Welaoya Welaoya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **11.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.9km² - 165 mtypical elevation ## Where is Welaoya? Welaoya lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [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: [Hegasulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/hegasulla/), [Kandaketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kandaketiya/), [Kirivehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kirivehera/), [Kivulegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kivulegedara/) and [Mahakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mahakele/). By area it is the 963rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.9% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Welaoya is about 127 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1735° N, 80.9787° E. Local names: වෙලඔය . 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 Welaoya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Welaoya. Settlements here lie between about 145 m and 530 m above sea level (median 165 m). - Bandaraketiyagama - Galkudegama - Kendaketiya 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 Welaoya Named natural and historic features inside Welaoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Patahagala · 517 m ### Forests and nature 3 forests. - Kahagolla Arawa - Kanduketiya West - Meegahaulpotha 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 Welaoya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 647 m lower 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 144 Feb 27 106 Mar 29 102 Apr 30 155 May 30 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 30 50 Aug 30 64 Sep 30 112 Oct 29 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 27 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Welaoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Theripehe Hospital · Hegasulla 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12051&mlon=80.92591#map=17/7.12051/80.92591) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) Hotel CECB circuit Banglow · Bembiya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20384&mlon=80.95189#map=17/7.20384/80.95189) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Kandakepulpotha Vidyalaya · Kandakepoo Ulpotha 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19426&mlon=81.02008#map=17/7.19426/81.02008) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Keerthibandara Police Station · Pannala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14427&mlon=80.85585#map=17/7.14427/80.85585) 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 Kandeketiya DS Division - Baduluoya East - Baduluoya West - Beramada - Bogahakumbura - Bokanoruwa - Bopitiya - Dikkumbura - Galauda - Godunna - Hapathgamuwa - Hevandana - Kandakepoo Ulpotha - Kandaketiya - Kirivehera - Kivulegedara - Mahakele - Mahathenna - Maliyadda - Mudagamuwa - Narangala - Pallewela - Thalakumbura - Thetilla - Wasanagama - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Welaoya?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welaoya?Hegasulla, Kandaketiya, Kirivehera, Kivulegedara and Mahakele - How many villages are in Welaoya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Welaoya?Settlements lie between 145 m and 530 m - What is the highest point in Welaoya?Patahagala (517 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Welaoya?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Welaoya?Theripehe Hospital, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welaoya?People's Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welaoya?PET, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welaoya?Ceypetco, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welaoya?LK8112040 (OCHA common operational dataset)