# Wewabedda GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/wewabedda/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Wewabedda Wewabedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **8.51 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.5km² - 4mapped services - 1,163 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wewabedda? Wewabedda lies in [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Batawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/batawatta/), [Egoda Kotagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/egoda-kotagama/), [Janathapura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-north/), [Metigahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/metigahathenna/), [Pitamaruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/pitamaruwa/) and [Roberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/roberiya/). By area it is the 1506th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.0% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Wewabedda is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0837° N, 81.1612° E. Local names: වැවබැද්ද . 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 Wewabedda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Wewabedda. - Ambalama - Danadeen Estate - Kokagalla State 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 Wewabedda Named natural and historic features inside Wewabedda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 5 estates. - Cocogalla - Cocogalla Group - Forest Hill - New Forest - Wevebedde 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 Wewabedda 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 351 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 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wewabedda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Matigahatenna hospital · Wewabedda 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06986&mlon=81.16200#map=17/7.06986/81.16200) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Batawatta Tamil School · Wewabedda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06645&mlon=81.16356#map=17/7.06645/81.16356) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Wewabedda Places mapped inside Wewabedda in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Lunugala DS Division - Alakolagala - Arawakumbura - Attanagolla - Batawatta - Ekiriya - Gallulla - Galwelagama - Hopton - Janathapura - Janathapura North - Janathapura South - Kottalbedda - Lunugala Town - Madulsima - Maduwatta - Mahadowa - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Wewabedda?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wewabedda?Batawatta, Egoda Kotagama, Janathapura North, Metigahathenna, Pitamaruwa and Roberiya - How many villages are in Wewabedda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wewabedda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wewabedda?Matigahatenna hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wewabedda?People's Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wewabedda?People's, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewabedda?IOC Gas Station, about 6.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Wewabedda?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Wewabedda?LK8119020 (OCHA common operational dataset)