# Thennakonwela GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Thennakonwela

Thennakonwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.72 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.7km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Thennakonwela?

Thennakonwela 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 6 other GN divisions: [Bibiligamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/bibiligamuwa/), [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/erabadda/), [Himbiliyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/himbiliyagolla/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/idamegama/), [Kalubululanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kalubululanda/) and [Keppetipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/keppetipola/). By area it is the 5413th 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 Thennakonwela is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8734° N, 80.8681° E. Local names: තෙන්නකෝන්වෙල .

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 Thennakonwela

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

- Thennakoonwela

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 Thennakonwela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 144 

Feb 23 106 

Mar 25 102 

Apr 26 155 

May 26 128 

Jun 26 62 

Jul 26 50 

Aug 26 64 

Sep 26 112 

Oct 25 221 

Nov 24 289 

Dec 23 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thennakonwela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bogahakumbura Base Hospital · Bogahakumbura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86231&mlon=80.87568#map=17/6.86231/80.87568) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bogahakumbura 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86112&mlon=80.87509#map=17/6.86112/80.87509) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Edison Hotel · Puranwela 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89243&mlon=80.87588#map=17/6.89243/80.87588) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Udubadana Maha Vidyalaya · Thennakonwela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87647&mlon=80.87472#map=17/6.87647/80.87472) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 4.3 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 5.1 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 Thennakonwela

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

- 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
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Thennakonwela?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Thennakonwela?Bibiligamuwa, Erabadda, Himbiliyagolla, Idamegama, Kalubululanda and Keppetipola
- How many villages are in Thennakonwela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thennakonwela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thennakonwela?Bogahakumbura Base Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thennakonwela?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thennakonwela?ATM, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thennakonwela?Kappetipola Shead, about 2.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thennakonwela?LK8130160 (OCHA common operational dataset)