# Balaharuwa GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/balaharuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division # Balaharuwa Balaharuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **58.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 58.2km² - 124 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balaharuwa? Balaharuwa 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: [Debaraara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/debaraara/), [Ethiliwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/ethiliwewa/), [Kahakurullan Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/kahakurullan-pelessa/), [Mahalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahalanda/), [Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/mahawewa/), [Siripuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/siripuragama/) and [Uva Kudaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/uva-kudaoya/). By area it is the 101st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.1% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Balaharuwa is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5383° N, 81.0619° E. Local names: බලහරුව . 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 Balaharuwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Balaharuwa. - Balaharuwa - Gemunupura 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 Balaharuwa Named natural and historic features inside Balaharuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Galmoda Wewa - Gaminpuar Wewa - Kadawallu Wewa - Karametti Wewa - Mahaguna Wewa - Nau Ara - Ranawarana Wewa - Thalakola Wewa ### History 1 ruin. - Watarangoda 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 Balaharuwa 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 Balaharuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Thanamalwila · Sittarama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43542&mlon=81.13071#map=17/6.43542/81.13071) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ethiliwewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62157&mlon=81.12561#map=17/6.62157/81.12561) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kahakurullan Pelessa 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53442&mlon=80.98706#map=17/6.53442/80.98706) Hotel The Rain Tree Hotel · Debaraara 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.49681&mlon=81.12305#map=17/6.49681/81.12305) School Kudaoya Maha Vidyalaya · Uva Kudaoya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52887&mlon=81.12486#map=17/6.52887/81.12486) College General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Southern Campus · Nugegalayaya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35607&mlon=81.00482#map=17/6.35607/81.00482) Police station Assistant Superintendent of Police · Bodagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43096&mlon=81.11340#map=17/6.43096/81.11340) 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 Wellawaya DS Division - Anapallama - Andawelayaya - 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 Balaharuwa?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balaharuwa?Debaraara, Ethiliwewa, Kahakurullan Pelessa, Mahalanda, Mahawewa, Siripuragama and Uva Kudaoya - How many villages are in Balaharuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Balaharuwa?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Balaharuwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Balaharuwa?District Hospital-Thanamalwila, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balaharuwa?Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balaharuwa?Bank of ceylon, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balaharuwa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balaharuwa?LK8221130 (OCHA common operational dataset)