# Ambathenna West GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/ambathenna-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Ambathenna West Ambathenna West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.65 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.7km² - 1mapped services - 862 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambathenna West? Ambathenna West lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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: [Ambathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/ambathenna/), [Dambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambewela/), [Meeriyabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meeriyabedda/), [Passara Town East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-east/), [Passara Town South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-south/) and [Thennuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thennuge/). By area it is the 11705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Ambathenna West is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9307° N, 81.1645° E. Local names: අඹතැන්න බටහිර . 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 Ambathenna West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ambathenna West. - Ambathenna West - Kithulgolla - Kitulgolle 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 Ambathenna West 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 Ambathenna West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel White House Holiday Inn · Ambathenna West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93364&mlon=81.16204#map=17/6.93364/81.16204) 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 Passara central college · Passara Town East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93772&mlon=81.15767#map=17/6.93772/81.15767) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 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 Ambathenna West Places mapped inside Ambathenna West in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Ambathenna West?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambathenna West?Ambathenna, Dambewela, Meeriyabedda, Passara Town East, Passara Town South and Thennuge - How many villages are in Ambathenna West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ambathenna West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambathenna West?District Hospital Passara, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambathenna West?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambathenna West?Sampath, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambathenna West?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambathenna West?LK8118125 (OCHA common operational dataset)