# Ketawatta GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ketawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Ketawatta Ketawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.55 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.5km² - 1mapped services - 496 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketawatta? Ketawatta lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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: [Ellanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ellanda/), [Hunuketapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/hunuketapitiya/), [Kalugahakandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/kalugahakandura/), [Kohana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/kohana/), [Komarika](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/komarika/) and [Morahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/morahela/). By area it is the 2104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.0% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Ketawatta is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0994° N, 81.0833° E. Local names: කැටවත්ත . 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 Ketawatta Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ketawatta. Settlements here lie between about 400 m and 812 m above sea level (median 496 m). - Abakolathenna - Arawagedara - Kalawelruppa - Ketawaththa - Mahakandura - Polgahathenna - Puwakgahawatta - Urupitiya 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 Ketawatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 316 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 to March and June to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 25 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 28 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 28 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 27 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ketawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thaldena Dispensary · Boliyadda 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08787&mlon=81.04765#map=17/7.08787/81.04765) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Morahela Maha Vidyalaya · Ketawatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09687&mlon=81.08732#map=17/7.09687/81.08732) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Ketawatta Places mapped inside Ketawatta 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Ketawatta?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketawatta?Ellanda, Hunuketapitiya, Kalugahakandura, Kohana, Komarika and Morahela - How many villages are in Ketawatta?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ketawatta?Settlements lie between 400 m and 812 m - What is the best time to visit Ketawatta?February to March and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketawatta?Thaldena Dispensary, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketawatta?National Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketawatta?People's, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketawatta?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketawatta?LK8109090 (OCHA common operational dataset)