# Kanawerella West GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Kanawerella West Kanawerella West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.02 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.0km² - 1mapped services - 1,046 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kanawerella West? Kanawerella 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bulathwatta/), [Kanawerella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella/), [Maussagolla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maussagolla-west/), [Pupula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula/) and [Springvalley Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/springvalley-estate/). By area it is the 6888th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Kanawerella West is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9128° N, 81.1229° E. Local names: කණවැරැල්ල 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 Kanawerella West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanawerella West. - Kanawerella - Maussagolla West 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 Kanawerella West Named natural and historic features inside Kanawerella West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kanawerella Estate 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 Kanawerella West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 234 m higher 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 September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kanawerella West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ury Hospital · Pelgahathenna 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94265&mlon=81.12624#map=17/6.94265/81.12624) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel O2 Ella · Gonagala East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92931&mlon=81.14320#map=17/6.92931/81.14320) 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 Kanawerella Maha Vidyalaya · Kanawerella West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90859&mlon=81.13065#map=17/6.90859/81.13065) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 4.3 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 Kanawerella West Places mapped inside Kanawerella West 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - 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 Kanawerella West?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kanawerella West?Bulathwatta, Kanawerella, Maussagolla West, Pupula and Springvalley Estate - How many villages are in Kanawerella West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kanawerella West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanawerella West?Ury Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanawerella West?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kanawerella West?People's Bank ATM, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanawerella West?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kanawerella West?LK8118170 (OCHA common operational dataset)