# Morahela GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/morahela/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Morahela Morahela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.90 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.9km² - 443 mtypical elevation ## Where is Morahela? Morahela 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 8 other GN divisions: [Demodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/demodara/), [Egodawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/egodawela/), [Ekiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/ekiriya/), [Ellanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ellanda/), [Hunuketapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/hunuketapitiya/), [Ketawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ketawatta/), [Pathanegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pathanegedara/) and [Wattekele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/wattekele/). By area it is the 3009th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Morahela is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0798° N, 81.0941° E. Local names: මොරහෙල . 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 Morahela Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Morahela. - Dehithenna - Malaboda 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 Morahela Named natural and historic features inside Morahela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Beddearawa ### Estates 2 estates. - Helagama - Helameegolla 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 Morahela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 369 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 29 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 28 221 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 Morahela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද · Demodara 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04913&mlon=81.11020#map=17/7.04913/81.11020) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Morahela Maha Vidyalaya · Ketawatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09687&mlon=81.08732#map=17/7.09687/81.08732) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 4.6 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 10 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. ## Other GN divisions in Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Morahela?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Morahela?Demodara, Egodawela, Ekiriya, Ellanda, Hunuketapitiya, Ketawatta, Pathanegedara and Wattekele - How many villages are in Morahela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Morahela?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Morahela?Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Morahela?National Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Morahela?People's, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Morahela?Ceypetco, about 9.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Morahela?LK8109095 (OCHA common operational dataset)