# Yahala Arawa GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Yahala Arawa

Yahala Arawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.48 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 1,088 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yahala Arawa?

Yahala Arawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Hangiliella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hangiliella/), [Kendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kendagolla/), [Kotawera Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-udagama/), [Metiwalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/metiwalalanda/), [Ulugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ulugala/) and [Unapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/unapana/). By area it is the 8408th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Yahala Arawa is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9343° N, 80.9381° E. Local names: යහලඅරාව .

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 Yahala Arawa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Yahala Arawa.

- Edandupola

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).

## Weather in Yahala Arawa 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 (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 276 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 21 144 

Feb 21 106 

Mar 23 102 

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 Yahala Arawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Downside Divisonal Hospital · Kendagolla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93337&mlon=80.92504#map=17/6.93337/80.92504) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunuwatta 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95530&mlon=80.92533#map=17/6.95530/80.92533) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Emerald Grand Hotel · Divithotawela 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90258&mlon=80.92141#map=17/6.90258/80.92141) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School B/Yahalarawa Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Kotawera Udagama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92458&mlon=80.93173#map=17/6.92458/80.93173) 

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 4.4 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
- 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
- Wethalawa
- Wewegama
- Yalagamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Yahala Arawa?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yahala Arawa?Hangiliella, Kendagolla, Kotawera Udagama, Metiwalalanda, Ulugala and Unapana
- How many villages are in Yahala Arawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yahala Arawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yahala Arawa?Downside Divisonal Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yahala Arawa?People's Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yahala Arawa?ATM, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yahala Arawa?Lanka filling station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yahala Arawa?LK8127315 (OCHA common operational dataset)