# Ethiliwewa GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages & Map

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

Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division 

# Ethiliwewa

Ethiliwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **20.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 120 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ethiliwewa?

Ethiliwewa 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 8 other GN divisions: [Balaharuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/balaharuwa/), [Mahaaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/mahaaragama/), [Siripuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/siripuragama/), [Thelulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/thelulla/), [Thelulla Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/thelulla-colony/), [Uva Kudaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/uva-kudaoya/), [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 453rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Ethiliwewa is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5922° N, 81.1049° E. Local names: ඇතිලිවැව .

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 Ethiliwewa

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

- Ethiliwewa
- Wedimaga

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 Ethiliwewa

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Damba Ara

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 Ethiliwewa 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 Ethiliwewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wellawaya Base Hospital · Wellawaya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73019&mlon=81.09840#map=17/6.73019/81.09840) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ethiliwewa 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62157&mlon=81.12561#map=17/6.62157/81.12561) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 25 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53442&mlon=80.98706#map=17/6.53442/80.98706) 

Hotel Paasi Ella Resort & Camp · Mahalanda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61652&mlon=81.08277#map=17/6.61652/81.08277) 

School D.S. Senanayaka Primary School · Siripuragama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61736&mlon=81.09947#map=17/6.61736/81.09947) 

College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) 

Police station Police Station Thanmalwila · Sittarama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43766&mlon=81.13111#map=17/6.43766/81.13111) 

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 Ethiliwewa

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

- Banks2

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
- Andawelayaya
- Balaharuwa
- Buduruwagala
- Debaraara
- Dimbulamure
- 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 Ethiliwewa?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ethiliwewa?Balaharuwa, Mahaaragama, Siripuragama, Thelulla, Thelulla Colony, Uva Kudaoya, Veherayaya and Veherayaya Colony
- How many villages are in Ethiliwewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ethiliwewa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ethiliwewa?Wellawaya Base Hospital, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ethiliwewa?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ethiliwewa?Bank of ceylon, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ethiliwewa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 15 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ethiliwewa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ethiliwewa?LK8221120 (OCHA common operational dataset)
