# Wewekele GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/wewekele/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Wewekele Wewekele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.37 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 1,329 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wewekele? Wewekele 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: [Bibilegama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/bibilegama-east/), [Bibilegama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/bibilegama-west/), [Ethpattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/ethpattiya/), [Miyanakadura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/miyanakadura/) and [Namunukula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/namunukula/). By area it is the 8789th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Wewekele is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8850° N, 81.1367° E. Local names: වැවකැලේ . 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 Wewekele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Wewekele. - Bambaragalapathana 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 Wewekele Named natural and historic features inside Wewekele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Bibilekanda · 1,300 m ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Kandahena - Wewekellie 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 Wewekele and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 517 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 19 144 Feb 20 106 Mar 21 102 Apr 23 155 May 23 128 Jun 22 62 Jul 22 50 Aug 23 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 22 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wewekele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital estate hospital · Dewathura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87088&mlon=81.11902#map=17/6.87088/81.11902) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel Kombukara River Rest · Ballaketuwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86835&mlon=81.09822#map=17/6.86835/81.09822) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Bibilegama Maha Vidyalaya · Bibilegama West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89526&mlon=81.14111#map=17/6.89526/81.14111) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 5.9 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 - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla ## Quick answers - Where is Wewekele?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wewekele?Bibilegama East, Bibilegama West, Ethpattiya, Miyanakadura and Namunukula - How many villages are in Wewekele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Wewekele?Bibilekanda (1,300 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wewekele?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wewekele?estate hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wewekele?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wewekele?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewekele?Ceypetco, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wewekele?LK8118190 (OCHA common operational dataset)