# Wethalawa GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/wethalawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division # Wethalawa Wethalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.63 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.6km² - 751 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wethalawa? Wethalawa 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: [Hathkinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hathkinda/), [Kindigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kindigoda/), [Kokatiyamaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/kokatiyamaluwa/), [Maspanna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/maspanna/), [Morahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/morahela/), [Ritikumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ritikumbura/) and [Yalagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/yalagamuwa/). By area it is the 4141st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Wethalawa is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0326° N, 80.9533° E. Local names: වෑතලාව . 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 Wethalawa Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Wethalawa. Settlements here lie between about 558 m and 801 m above sea level (median 751 m). - Balagalla - Galahitiyawa - Galanissayaya - Kindigoda - Ritikumbura - Yompana 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 Wethalawa Named natural and historic features inside Wethalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Galanissayaya · 596 m 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 Wethalawa 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 Wethalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maspanna Ayurvedic Hospital · Ritikumbura 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02999&mlon=80.94161#map=17/7.02999/80.94161) Bank People's Bank · Nildandaheenna 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07929&mlon=80.89387#map=17/7.07929/80.89387) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) Hotel DE SILVA BAKE HOUSE & ROOMS · Udapussellawa North 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00012&mlon=80.90401#map=17/7.00012/80.90401) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Madulla Maha Vidyalaya · Morahela 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05353&mlon=80.92798#map=17/7.05353/80.92798) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Police Station · Ragala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01247&mlon=80.85848#map=17/7.01247/80.85848) 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 - Downside - 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 - Wewegama - Yahala Arawa - Yalagamuwa ## Quick answers - Where is Wethalawa?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wethalawa?Hathkinda, Kindigoda, Kokatiyamaluwa, Maspanna, Morahela, Ritikumbura and Yalagamuwa - How many villages are in Wethalawa?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wethalawa?Settlements lie between 558 m and 801 m - What is the highest point in Wethalawa?Galanissayaya (596 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Wethalawa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wethalawa?Maspanna Ayurvedic Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wethalawa?People's Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wethalawa?PET, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wethalawa?IOC, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wethalawa?LK8127015 (OCHA common operational dataset)