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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Mirahawatta

Mirahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.71 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,147 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mirahawatta?

Mirahawatta 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: [Dayaraba Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dayaraba-watta/), [Koskanuwegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/koskanuwegama/), [Kurukude](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/kurukude/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/maligathenna/), [Mathetilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/mathetilla/), [Udupeella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/udupeella/) and [Welikadagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welikadagama/). By area it is the 5439th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Mirahawatta is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8807° N, 80.9485° E. Local names: මිරහවත්ත .

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 Mirahawatta

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mirahawatta.

- Galwatta
- Mirahawatta

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 Mirahawatta 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 335 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 Mirahawatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mirahawaththa hospital · Kotakithula 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87198&mlon=80.93802#map=17/6.87198/80.93802) 

Bank Rural bank nawela · Nawela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88118&mlon=80.93141#map=17/6.88118/80.93141) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Blue Wings Hotel · Mirahawatta 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87045&mlon=80.95318#map=17/6.87045/80.95318) 

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 Smart English Academy · Nawela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88390&mlon=80.93134#map=17/6.88390/80.93134) 

College Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management - Bandarawela · Wewathenna 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84761&mlon=80.97401#map=17/6.84761/80.97401) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 5.2 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 Mirahawatta

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants1

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
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- 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 Mirahawatta?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mirahawatta?Dayaraba Watta, Koskanuwegama, Kurukude, Maligathenna, Mathetilla, Udupeella and Welikadagama
- How many villages are in Mirahawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mirahawatta?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mirahawatta?Mirahawaththa hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mirahawatta?Rural bank nawela, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mirahawatta?ATM, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mirahawatta?Lanka filling station, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mirahawatta?LK8130200 (OCHA common operational dataset)