# Bathalayaya GN division, Mahiyanganaya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/bathalayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahiyanganaya DS Division # Bathalayaya Bathalayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **9.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 9.1km² ## Where is Bathalayaya? Bathalayaya lies in [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/), [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: [Aluttarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/aluttarama/), [Galporuyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/galporuyaya/), [Haddattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/haddattawa/), [Kindigoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/kindigoda-south/), [Meegahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/meegahahena/) and [Millattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/millattawa/). By area it is the 1368th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/). The centre of Bathalayaya is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4319° N, 80.9887° E. Local names: බතලයාය . 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 Bathalayaya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bathalayaya. - Angunuwaragala 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 Bathalayaya Named natural and historic features inside Bathalayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Aluttarama Oya - Angunuwara Wewa - Giralagolla Wewa 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 Bathalayaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bathalayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Giradurukotte දීසා රෝහල ගීරාදුරුකෝට්ටේ · Girandurukotte 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46929&mlon=81.01910#map=17/7.46929/81.01910) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Girandurukotte 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47026&mlon=81.01778#map=17/7.47026/81.01778) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Girandurukotte 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47497&mlon=81.01695#map=17/7.47497/81.01695) Hotel Mill's Motel · Girandurukotte 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46413&mlon=81.03598#map=17/7.46413/81.03598) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Udawela Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya · Udawela 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43449&mlon=80.94950#map=17/7.43449/80.94950) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Girandurukotte Police Station · Girandurukotte 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46912&mlon=81.01679#map=17/7.46912/81.01679) 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 Mahiyanganaya DS Division - Aluttarama - Aluyatawela - Belaganwewa - Beligalla - Dambagolla - Dambana - Dambarawa - Dehigolla - Divulapelessa - Elewela - Galporuyaya - Ginnoruwa - Girandurukotte - Haddattawa - Hebarawa - Hobariyawa - Kukulapola - Mahiyanganaya Town - Mapakadawewa - Medayaya - Meegahahena - Millattawa - Pahala Rathkinda - Pangaragammana - Poojanagaraya - Rotalawela - Senanigama - Sorabora - Thalangamuwa - Theldeniyaya - Ulhitiya - Viranegama - Wewatta - Wewgampaha ## Quick answers - Where is Bathalayaya?In Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bathalayaya?Aluttarama, Galporuyaya, Haddattawa, Kindigoda South, Meegahahena and Millattawa - How many villages are in Bathalayaya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bathalayaya?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bathalayaya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bathalayaya?Divisional Hospital Giradurukotte දීසා රෝහල ගීරාදුරුකෝට්ටේ, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bathalayaya?Bank of Ceylon, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bathalayaya?Peoples Bank ATM, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bathalayaya?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bathalayaya?LK8103075 (OCHA common operational dataset)