# Tholabowatta GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/tholabowatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Tholabowatta Tholabowatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.07 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.1km² - 665 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tholabowatta? Tholabowatta 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: [Gedavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/gedavila/), [Kudugala Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kudugala-pathana/), [Maiyokka Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/maiyokka-watta/), [Meedumpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meedumpitiya/), [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 2886th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Tholabowatta is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9308° N, 81.1907° E. Local names: තොලබෝවත්ත . 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 Tholabowatta Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Tholabowatta. - Passara Group State - Tholabowatta - Tholabowatta Udagama 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 Tholabowatta Named natural and historic features inside Tholabowatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Passara Group Polgahalanda Division - Passara Group Thennuge Division 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 Tholabowatta 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 Tholabowatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 16 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 3.9 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91452&mlon=81.16915#map=17/6.91452/81.16915) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gedawila Primary School · Gedavila 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93260&mlon=81.22072#map=17/6.93260/81.22072) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 4.0 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 - 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 - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Tholabowatta?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Tholabowatta?Gedavila, Kudugala Pathana, Maiyokka Watta, Meedumpitiya, Thennuge and Waradola - How many villages are in Tholabowatta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Tholabowatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Tholabowatta?District Hospital Passara, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tholabowatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tholabowatta?Sampath, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tholabowatta?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tholabowatta?LK8118145 (OCHA common operational dataset)