# Ambewela GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ambewela/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Ambewela Ambewela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **12.0 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.0km² - 7mapped services - 1,844 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambewela? Ambewela lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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: [Alakolagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alakolagala/), [Alawathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alawathugoda/), [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/ambewela/), [Bibiligamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/bibiligamuwa/), [Hewanakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hewanakumbura/), [Himbiliyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/himbiliyagolla/) and [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pattipola/). By area it is the 946th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.2% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Ambewela is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8773° N, 80.8361° E. Local names: අඹේවෙල . 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 Ambewela Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Ambewela. Settlements here lie between about 1,289 m and 1,897 m above sea level (median 1,844 m). - Ambawela - Ambewela - Glenshell - Himbitiyagolla - Landewela - Warwick State 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 Ambewela Named natural and historic features inside Ambewela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Glenshel - Warwick 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 Ambewela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,032 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 16 144 Feb 16 106 Mar 18 102 Apr 19 155 May 19 128 Jun 19 62 Jul 19 50 Aug 19 64 Sep 19 112 Oct 19 221 Nov 17 289 Dec 16 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ambewela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) Hotel Sandalu Bungalows Pattipola · Ambewela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86315&mlon=80.83303#map=17/6.86315/80.83303) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Hewanakumbura Maha Vidyalaya · Hewanakumbura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88163&mlon=80.84848#map=17/6.88163/80.84848) College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ambewela Places mapped inside Ambewela in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 - Colleges and universities1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Welimada DS Division - Alakolagala - Alawathugoda - Alugolla - Ambagahakumbura - Bibiligamuwa - Bogahakumbura - Boragas - Boralanda - Dambavinna - Dayaraba Watta - Dikkapitiya - Dimuthugama - Divithotawela - Divurumgama - Erabadda - Galedanda - Gavarammana - Girambe - Guruthalawa - Helayalkumbura - Hewanakumbura - Himbiliyagolla - Hingurugamuwa - Hinnarangolla - Hulankapolla - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - Koskanuwegama - Kotakithula - Landegama - Mahathenna - Maligathenna - Malpotha - Mavithikumbura - Medagedaragama - Mirahawatta - Nawela - Nedungamuwa - Ohiya - Ohiya Estate - Pahalayalkumbura - Palugama Ella - Palugama Town - Pitapola - Puhulpola - Puranwela - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Ambewela?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambewela?Alakolagala, Alawathugoda, Ambewela, Bibiligamuwa, Hewanakumbura, Himbiliyagolla and Pattipola - How many villages are in Ambewela?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ambewela?Settlements lie between 1,289 m and 1,897 m - What is the best time to visit Ambewela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambewela?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambewela?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambewela?ATM, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambewela?Kappetipola Shead, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambewela?LK8130150 (OCHA common operational dataset)