# Downside GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/downside/ Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division # Downside Downside is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.64 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 1,155 mtypical elevation ## Where is Downside? Downside lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Balagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/balagala/), [Daragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/daragala/), [Kendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kendagolla/), [Kotawera Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-pahalagama/), [Kotawera Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-udagama/), [Unapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/unapana/) and [Welimada Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-town/). By area it is the 7914th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Downside is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9225° N, 80.9188° E. Local names: ඩවුන්සයිඩ් . 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 Downside Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Downside. - Downside State - Medagama 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 Downside Named natural and historic features inside Downside, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Welimada Group 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 Downside and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 343 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 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 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 Downside Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Downside Divisional Hospital · Kendagolla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93326&mlon=80.92497#map=17/6.93326/80.92497) Bank NSB · Welimada Town 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90637&mlon=80.91023#map=17/6.90637/80.91023) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) Hotel Thushara Hotel Welimada · Welimada Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90529&mlon=80.91599#map=17/6.90529/80.91599) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School B/Yahalarawa Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Kendagolla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93376&mlon=80.92437#map=17/6.93376/80.92437) College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 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 Uvaparanagama DS Division - Alagolla - Ambagasdowa - Balagala - Bambarapana - Beraliyapola - Busdulla - Dangamuwa - Daragala - Dimbulana - Ellanda - Ethkandawaka - Galahagama - Gampaha - Hangiliella - Hangunnawa - Hathkinda - Idamegama - Ilukwela - Karagahaulpatha - Kendagolla - Kerklis - Ketagoda - Kindigoda - Kirawanagama - Kodakumbura - Kohilegama - Koradekumbura - Kotawera Pahalagama - Kotawera Udagama - Kumarapattiya - Kurundugolla - Lunuwatta - Malapolagama - Malwattegama - Maspanna - Medagodagama - Medawela - Medipokuna - Metiwalalanda - Mudanawa - Pallewela - Panagoda - Pannalagama - Pannalawela - Paranagama - Perawella - Pitiyakumbura - Rahupola - Ranhawadigama - Rathamba - Ritikumbura - Sapugolla - Thawalampola - Thelhawadigama - Thuppitiya - Udaperuwa - Uduhawara - Ulugala - Uma Ela - Unapana - Voldemar - Welamedagama - Weliulla - Wethalawa - Wewegama - Yahala Arawa - Yalagamuwa ## Quick answers - Where is Downside?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Downside?Balagala, Daragala, Kendagolla, Kotawera Pahalagama, Kotawera Udagama, Unapana and Welimada Town - How many villages are in Downside?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Downside?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Downside?Downside Divisional Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Downside?NSB, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Downside?ATM, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Downside?Lanka filling station, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Downside?LK8127305 (OCHA common operational dataset)