# Nawela GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Nawela

Nawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.18 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,210 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nawela?

Nawela 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/), [Karagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/karagasthenna/), [Ketakella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ketakella/), [Kotakithula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kotakithula/), [Medagedaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/medagedaragama/), [Pahalayalkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/pahalayalkumbura/) and [Yalpathwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/yalpathwela/). By area it is the 6512th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Nawela is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8735° N, 80.9287° E. Local names: නාවෙල .

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 Nawela

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

- Nawela

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 Nawela 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 398 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 23 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 23 221 

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 Nawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mirahawaththa hospital · Kotakithula 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87198&mlon=80.93802#map=17/6.87198/80.93802) 

Bank Rural bank nawela · Nawela 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88118&mlon=80.93141#map=17/6.88118/80.93141) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 4.2 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 Wasana Hotel · Nawela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87755&mlon=80.92334#map=17/6.87755/80.92334) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Vidura College - Colombo · Kotakithula 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86687&mlon=80.93391#map=17/6.86687/80.93391) 

College Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management - Bandarawela · Wewathenna 5.8 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 3.9 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 Nawela

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

- Banks1
- Hotels1
- 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
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- 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 Nawela?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nawela?Dayaraba Watta, Karagasthenna, Ketakella, Kotakithula, Medagedaragama, Pahalayalkumbura and Yalpathwela
- How many villages are in Nawela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nawela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nawela?Mirahawaththa hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nawela?Rural bank nawela, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nawela?ATM, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawela?Lanka filling station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Nawela?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nawela?LK8130185 (OCHA common operational dataset)