# Andawelayaya GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/andawelayaya/

Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division 

# Andawelayaya

Andawelayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **17.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.5km²
- 2mapped services
- 165 mtypical elevation

## Where is Andawelayaya?

Andawelayaya lies in [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Buduruwagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/buduruwagala/), [Mahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahalanda/), [Neluwagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/neluwagala/), [Randenigodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/randenigodayaya/), [Siripuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/siripuragama/), [Veherayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya/) and [Veherayaya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya-colony/). By area it is the 581st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Andawelayaya is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6740° N, 81.0884° E. Local names: ආඳාවෙලයාය .

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 Andawelayaya

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

- Andawalayaya Waththa
- Watta

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Andawelayaya

Named natural and historic features inside Andawelayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream.

- Dingi Ara
- Dingi Ara Wewa
- Kolawang Kanga Wewa

### History

1 ruin.

- Kinkini Vehera

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Andawelayaya 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 Andawelayaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wellawaya Base Hospital · Wellawaya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73019&mlon=81.09840#map=17/6.73019/81.09840) 

Bank Sampath Bank PLC · Wellawaya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72912&mlon=81.10164#map=17/6.72912/81.10164) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Staition · Wellawaya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73198&mlon=81.10307#map=17/6.73198/81.10307) 

Hotel Sam's stay · Buduruwagala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68377&mlon=81.07925#map=17/6.68377/81.07925) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Heewelkandura Vidyalaya · Divulgasmulla 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71485&mlon=81.06668#map=17/6.71485/81.06668) 

College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) 

Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 

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 Andawelayaya

Places mapped inside Andawelayaya 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 Wellawaya DS Division

- Anapallama
- Balaharuwa
- Buduruwagala
- Debaraara
- Dimbulamure
- Ethiliwewa
- Galbokka
- Handapanagala
- Kithulkote
- Kotikambokka
- Kurugama
- Mahaaragama
- Neluwagala
- Nugayaya
- Pubuduwewa
- Randenigodayaya
- Randeniya
- Siripuragama
- Siyambalagunaya
- Sudupanawela
- Thelulla
- Thelulla Colony
- Uva Kudaoya
- Veherayaya
- Veherayaya Colony
- Warunagama
- Wellawaya
- Yalabowa

## Quick answers

- Where is Andawelayaya?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Andawelayaya?Buduruwagala, Mahalanda, Neluwagala, Randenigodayaya, Siripuragama, Veherayaya and Veherayaya Colony
- How many villages are in Andawelayaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Andawelayaya?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Andawelayaya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Andawelayaya?Wellawaya Base Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Andawelayaya?Sampath Bank PLC, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Andawelayaya?Bank of ceylon, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Andawelayaya?IOC Gas Staition, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Andawelayaya?LK8221080 (OCHA common operational dataset)
