# Wewatta GN division, Mahiyanganaya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/wewatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahiyanganaya DS Division # Wewatta Wewatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **53.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.9km² - 1mapped services - 184 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wewatta? Wewatta 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 9 other GN divisions: [Aralupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/aralupitiya/), [Dehigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/dehigama/), [Ekiriyankumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/ekiriyankumbura/), [Kandubedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kandubedda/), [Kehelulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kehelulla/), [Kirawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kirawana/), [Kukulapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/kukulapola/), [Mahalunuka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/mahalunuka/) and [Morana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/morana/). By area it is the 112th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.0% of [Mahiyanganaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/). The centre of Wewatta is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3385° N, 81.2034° E. Local names: වේවත්ත . 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 Wewatta Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Wewatta. Settlements here lie between about 135 m and 216 m above sea level (median 184 m). - Ebbehera - Egodamulla - Gonabokka - Kadapalla - Kaleela - Kitulawela - Nakiyawela - Padukumbura - Puskivula - Rerupitiya - Wewaththa - Wewatta 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 Wewatta Named natural and historic features inside Wewatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kolompitiya Ela - Kuda Oya 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 Wewatta 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 628 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 Wewatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40983&mlon=81.24226#map=17/7.40983/81.24226) Bank Samurthi Based Bank Community · Padiyathalawa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39963&mlon=81.24220#map=17/7.39963/81.24220) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Madulsima Hobbit Resort · Andaulpatha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25711&mlon=81.08068#map=17/7.25711/81.08068) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Welikumbura Vidyalaya · Kirawana 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38319&mlon=81.21546#map=17/7.38319/81.21546) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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 Wewatta Places mapped inside Wewatta 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 - Sorabora - Thalangamuwa - Theldeniyaya - Ulhitiya - Viranegama - Wewgampaha ## Quick answers - Where is Wewatta?In Mahiyanganaya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wewatta?Aralupitiya, Dehigama, Ekiriyankumbura, Kandubedda, Kehelulla, Kirawana, Kukulapola, Mahalunuka and Morana - How many villages are in Wewatta?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wewatta?Settlements lie between 135 m and 216 m - What is the best time to visit Wewatta?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Wewatta?Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wewatta?Samurthi Based Bank Community, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewatta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wewatta?LK8103110 (OCHA common operational dataset)