# Guruthalawa GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/guruthalawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Guruthalawa

Guruthalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.00 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.0km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,273 mtypical elevation

## Where is Guruthalawa?

Guruthalawa 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 4 other GN divisions: [Helayalkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/helayalkumbura/), [Hingurugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hingurugamuwa/), [Karagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/karagasthenna/) and [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/mahathenna/). By area it is the 6940th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Guruthalawa is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8475° N, 80.9089° E. Local names: ගුරුතලාව .

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 Guruthalawa

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

- Dibbedda

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 Guruthalawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 461 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 19 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guruthalawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Boralanda Base Hospital · Rahangala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82957&mlon=80.89552#map=17/6.82957/80.89552) 

Bank Rural Bank Guruthalawa · Guruthalawa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84725&mlon=80.90315#map=17/6.84725/80.90315) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rahangala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82761&mlon=80.89438#map=17/6.82761/80.89438) 

Hotel Rishan Hotel 4th mile post · Karagasthenna 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86146&mlon=80.91592#map=17/6.86146/80.91592) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School St. Thomas College, Guruthalawa · Guruthalawa 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84408&mlon=80.90039#map=17/6.84408/80.90039) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 5.9 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 Guruthalawa

Places mapped inside Guruthalawa in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools1

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
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- 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 Guruthalawa?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Guruthalawa?Helayalkumbura, Hingurugamuwa, Karagasthenna and Mahathenna
- How many villages are in Guruthalawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Guruthalawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guruthalawa?Boralanda Base Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guruthalawa?Rural Bank Guruthalawa, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Guruthalawa?ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guruthalawa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Guruthalawa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Guruthalawa?LK8130255 (OCHA common operational dataset)