# Guruhela GN division, Siyambalanduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/guruhela/ Grama Niladhari division · Siyambalanduwa DS Division # Guruhela Guruhela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Siyambalanduwa DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **10.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.7km² - 117 mtypical elevation ## Where is Guruhela? Guruhela lies in [Siyambalanduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ethimale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/ethimale/), [Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/gemunupura/), [Kodayana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/kodayana/), [Madugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/madugama/), [Nugagahakivula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/nugagahakivula/) and [Pahatha Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/pahatha-arawa/). By area it is the 1111th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Siyambalanduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/). The centre of Guruhela is about 182 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8742° N, 81.5007° E. Local names: ගුරුහෙල . 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 Guruhela Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Guruhela. - Guruhela - Kapukotuwa 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 Guruhela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Guruhela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Monaragala Nursing Home · Monaragala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87584&mlon=81.34904#map=17/6.87584/81.34904) Bank Hatton National Bank · Siyambalanduwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90674&mlon=81.55069#map=17/6.90674/81.55069) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Madugama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90315&mlon=81.54055#map=17/6.90315/81.54055) Hotel Ella Farmers Paradise · Ethimale 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85000&mlon=81.51670#map=17/6.85000/81.51670) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Dombagahawela Seondary School · Dombagahawela 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90253&mlon=81.44557#map=17/6.90253/81.44557) College The Open University of Sri Lanka - Monaragala Study Center · Viharamulla 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86993&mlon=81.35293#map=17/6.86993/81.35293) Police station Police Station Siyambanduwa · Siyambalanduwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90665&mlon=81.54775#map=17/6.90665/81.54775) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Siyambalanduwa DS Division - Ambagahapitiya - Barawaya - Beraliyapola - Buddama - Dombagahawela - Ethimale - Ethimale Colony - Galamuna - Gemunupura - Govindupura - Helamulla - Indigasella - Kalugollayaya - Karambagoda - Kimbulawela - Kivulayaya - Kodayana - Kooragammana - Kotagoda - Kotiyagala - Kotiyagoda - Liyangolla - Madugama - Maha Kalugolla - Manabharana - Meeyagala - Minipura - Muthukandiya - Nape - Newgala - Nugagahakivula - Pahatha Arawa - Pallegama - Pallewela - Perakumpura - Ruhunu Danawwa - Samanala Bedda - Siripura - Siyambalanduwa - Sri Wijithapura - Thissapura - Vilaoya - Waragama - Wattegama - Weragoda - Wijayapura - Yakkadurawa ## Quick answers - Where is Guruhela?In Siyambalanduwa DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Guruhela?Ethimale, Gemunupura, Kodayana, Madugama, Nugagahakivula and Pahatha Arawa - How many villages are in Guruhela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Guruhela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Guruhela?Monaragala Nursing Home, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Guruhela?Hatton National Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Guruhela?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guruhela?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Guruhela?LK8212190 (OCHA common operational dataset)