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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Yalpathwela

Yalpathwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.97 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Yalpathwela?

Yalpathwela 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dambavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dambavinna/), [Dayaraba Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dayaraba-watta/), [Ketakella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ketakella/), [Medagedaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/medagedaragama/) and [Nawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/nawela/). By area it is the 10308th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Yalpathwela is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8881° N, 80.9261° E. Local names: යල්පත්වෙල .

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 Yalpathwela

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

- Yalpathvela
- Yalpathwela

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 Yalpathwela 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
- Oct
- 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 Yalpathwela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ayurweda hospital · Divithotawela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90207&mlon=80.92047#map=17/6.90207/80.92047) 

Bank Rural bank yalpathwela · Yalpathwela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89238&mlon=80.92460#map=17/6.89238/80.92460) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Wasana Hotel · Nawela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87755&mlon=80.92334#map=17/6.87755/80.92334) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Smart English Academy · Nawela 0.7 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 6.9 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 2.6 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 Yalpathwela

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

- Banks1

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
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta

## Quick answers

- Where is Yalpathwela?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yalpathwela?Dambavinna, Dayaraba Watta, Ketakella, Medagedaragama and Nawela
- How many villages are in Yalpathwela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yalpathwela?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yalpathwela?ayurweda hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yalpathwela?Rural bank yalpathwela, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yalpathwela?ATM, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yalpathwela?Lanka filling station, about 2.0 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Yalpathwela?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Yalpathwela?LK8130115 (OCHA common operational dataset)