# Arawatta GN division, Rideemaliyadda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/arawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Rideemaliyadda DS Division # Arawatta Arawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.80 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.8km² - 116 mtypical elevation ## Where is Arawatta? Arawatta lies in [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dambarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dambarawa/), [Dehigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dehigolla/), [Elewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/elewela/), [Medayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/medayaya/), [Sangabopura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/sangabopura/), [Senanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/senanigama/), [Senevigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/senevigama/), [Serana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/serana/) and [Uva Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/uva-gemunupura/). By area it is the 2000th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Rideemaliyadda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/). The centre of Arawatta is about 139 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3282° N, 81.0401° E. Local names: අරාවත්ත . 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 Arawatta Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Arawatta. - Arawatta 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 Arawatta Named natural and historic features inside Arawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Mapakada Wewa - Wellawa Wewa 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 Arawatta and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 696 m lower 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 144 Feb 28 106 Mar 29 102 Apr 30 155 May 31 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 30 50 Aug 31 64 Sep 31 112 Oct 30 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 28 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Arawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahiyangana Base Hospital · Poojanagaraya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32613&mlon=80.99102#map=17/7.32613/80.99102) Bank Rigional development bank · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33991&mlon=80.99334#map=17/7.33991/80.99334) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump SINOPEC · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33225&mlon=80.99347#map=17/7.33225/80.99347) Hotel The Nest Mahiyangana · Elewela 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33576&mlon=81.01025#map=17/7.33576/81.01025) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Dehogolla Maha Vidyalaya · Dehigolla 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33369&mlon=81.02162#map=17/7.33369/81.02162) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Mahiyangana Police Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33520&mlon=80.99322#map=17/7.33520/80.99322) 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 Rideemaliyadda DS Division - Abhayapura - Aluketiyawa - Andaulpatha - Aralupitiya - Arawa - Bubula - Deekirigolla - Dehigama - Dikkendayaya - Dikyaya - Diyakombala - Ekiriyankumbura - Gamakumbura North - Gamakumbura South - Ikiriyagoda - Kandegama - Kandubedda - Keselpotha North - Keselpotha South - Kotathalawa - Kudalunuka - Kuralewela - Kuruvithenna - Mahagama - Mahalunuka - Morana - Nagadeepa - Orubendiwewa - Pahalaoyagama - Pethiyagoda - Pinnagolla - Rideemaliyadda North - Rideemaliyadda South - Ritigahaarawa - Sangabopura - Senevigama - Serana - Uraniya - Uva Gemunupura - Uva Thissapura - Welampele ## Quick answers - Where is Arawatta?In Rideemaliyadda DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Arawatta?Dambarawa, Dehigolla, Elewela, Medayaya, Sangabopura, Senanigama, Senevigama, Serana and Uva Gemunupura - How many villages are in Arawatta?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Arawatta?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Arawatta?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Arawatta?Mahiyangana Base Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Arawatta?Rigional development bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Arawatta?PET, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arawatta?SINOPEC, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Arawatta?LK8106075 (OCHA common operational dataset)