# Ambathenna GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/ambathenna/

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Ambathenna

Ambathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.22 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.2km²

## Where is Ambathenna?

Ambathenna 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 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/ambathenna-west/), [Ankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/ankada/), [Dambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambewela/), [Kotamuduna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/kotamuduna/), [Thennuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thennuge/) and [Waradola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/waradola/). By area it is the 6417th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Ambathenna is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9203° N, 81.1745° E. Local names: අඹතැන්න .

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

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ambathenna.

- Ambathenna
- Pinella

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 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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM Sampath · Badulla East 15 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 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel Hotel Heaven's Edge - Ella. · Dambewela 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91452&mlon=81.16915#map=17/6.91452/81.16915) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 15 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 2.7 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 2.7 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.

## Other GN divisions in Passara DS Division

- Ambathenna West
- 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?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ambathenna?Ambathenna West, Ankada, Dambewela, Kotamuduna, Thennuge and Waradola
- How many villages are in Ambathenna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ambathenna?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ambathenna?District Hospital Passara, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ambathenna?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ambathenna?Sampath, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambathenna?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ambathenna?LK8118150 (OCHA common operational dataset)