# Veherayaya Colony GN division, Wellawaya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya-colony/ Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division # Veherayaya Colony Veherayaya Colony is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **9.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.0km² - 153 mtypical elevation ## Where is Veherayaya Colony? Veherayaya Colony 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 4 other GN divisions: [Andawelayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/andawelayaya/), [Ethiliwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/ethiliwewa/), [Siripuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/siripuragama/) and [Veherayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya/). By area it is the 1383rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Veherayaya Colony is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6342° N, 81.1101° E. Local names: වෙහෙරයාය ජනපදය . 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 Veherayaya Colony Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Veherayaya Colony. - Etiliwewa - Siripuragama 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 Veherayaya Colony Named natural and historic features inside Veherayaya Colony, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Etili Wewa 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 Veherayaya Colony 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 Veherayaya Colony Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wellawaya Base Hospital · Wellawaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73019&mlon=81.09840#map=17/6.73019/81.09840) Bank Peoples Bank · Ethiliwewa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62238&mlon=81.12532#map=17/6.62238/81.12532) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump IOC Gas Staition · Wellawaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73198&mlon=81.10307#map=17/6.73198/81.10307) Hotel Sayon River Cottage & Eco Garden - Wellawaya · Randenigodayaya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64998&mlon=81.11995#map=17/6.64998/81.11995) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School D.S. Senanayaka Primary School · Siripuragama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61736&mlon=81.09947#map=17/6.61736/81.09947) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 15 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. ## Other GN divisions in Wellawaya DS Division - Anapallama - Andawelayaya - 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 - Warunagama - Wellawaya - Yalabowa ## Quick answers - Where is Veherayaya Colony?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Veherayaya Colony?Andawelayaya, Ethiliwewa, Siripuragama and Veherayaya - How many villages are in Veherayaya Colony?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Veherayaya Colony?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Veherayaya Colony?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Veherayaya Colony?Wellawaya Base Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Veherayaya Colony?Peoples Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Veherayaya Colony?Bank of ceylon, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veherayaya Colony?IOC Gas Staition, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Veherayaya Colony?LK8221090 (OCHA common operational dataset)