# Sorabora GN division, Mahiyanganaya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/sorabora/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahiyanganaya DS Division # Sorabora Sorabora is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.99 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.0km² - 1mapped services - 90 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sorabora? Sorabora 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 7 other GN divisions: [Haddattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/haddattawa/), [Hasalaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka/), [Mahiyanganaya Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/mahiyanganaya-town/), [Pallewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/pallewatta/), [Thalangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/thalangamuwa/), [Weragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/weragama/) and [Wewgampaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/wewgampaha/). By area it is the 2350th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/). The centre of Sorabora is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3613° N, 80.9851° E. Local names: සොරබොර . 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 Sorabora Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sorabora. - Koruppa - Koruppugama 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 Sorabora and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 722 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 28 106 Mar 29 102 Apr 31 155 May 31 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 31 50 Aug 31 64 Sep 31 112 Oct 30 221 Nov 29 289 Dec 28 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sorabora Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahiyangana Base Hospital · Poojanagaraya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32613&mlon=80.99102#map=17/7.32613/80.99102) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Mahiyanganaya Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34014&mlon=80.99091#map=17/7.34014/80.99091) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) Hotel Sorabora Gedara · Wewgampaha 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35328&mlon=80.99917#map=17/7.35328/80.99917) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Soraborawewa Maha Vidyalaya · Sorabora 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35523&mlon=80.99136#map=17/7.35523/80.99136) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Sorabora Places mapped inside Sorabora in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mahiyanganaya DS Division - Aluttarama - Aluyatawela - Bathalayaya - 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 - Thalangamuwa - Theldeniyaya - Ulhitiya - Viranegama - Wewatta - Wewgampaha ## Quick answers - Where is Sorabora?In Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sorabora?Haddattawa, Hasalaka, Mahiyanganaya Town, Pallewatta, Thalangamuwa, Weragama and Wewgampaha - How many villages are in Sorabora?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sorabora?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sorabora?Mahiyangana Base Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sorabora?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sorabora?Sampath ATM, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sorabora?IOC Gas Station, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sorabora?LK8103120 (OCHA common operational dataset)