# Palugama GN division, Deltota DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/palugama/

Grama Niladhari division · Deltota DS Division 

# Palugama

Palugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.21 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Palugama?

Palugama lies in [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Perawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-east/), [Sriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/sriyagama/) and [Udadelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/udadelthota/). By area it is the 6439th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/). The centre of Palugama is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2080° N, 80.6826° E. Local names: පාළුගම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Palugama

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

### Estates

1 tea estate.

- Bellwood

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 Palugama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palugama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galaha Hospital · Udadelthota 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19461&mlon=80.67562#map=17/7.19461/80.67562) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Udadelthota 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19705&mlon=80.67106#map=17/7.19705/80.67106) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galaha 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19759&mlon=80.66990#map=17/7.19759/80.66990) 

Hotel Bellwood Hills Resort and Spa · Letiyagolla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22088&mlon=80.67923#map=17/7.22088/80.67923) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School K/ Udadelthota Kanishta Vidyalaya · Perawatta East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20524&mlon=80.67100#map=17/7.20524/80.67100) 

College Belwood Art College · Palugama 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20993&mlon=80.68270#map=17/7.20993/80.68270) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 

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 Palugama

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

- Colleges and universities1

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 Deltota DS Division

- Bawlanawatta Janapadaya
- Bopitiya Nagaraya
- Galaha
- Gonangoda
- Greatweliya
- Kandegama
- Karagaskada North
- Karagaskada South
- Kiriwanaketiya
- Kolambissa East
- Kolambissa West
- Kotagepitiya
- Maussawa
- Medakekila
- Murapola East
- Murapola West
- Nawaneliya
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama North
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama South
- Pattiyagama Pallegama
- Pattiyagama Udagama
- Perawatta East
- Perawatta West
- Suduwella
- Udadelthota
- Wadiyagoda
- Wanahapuwa
- Wetakepotha

## Quick answers

- Where is Palugama?In Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palugama?Perawatta East, Sriyagama and Udadelthota
- What is the best time to visit Palugama?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palugama?Galaha Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palugama?Peoples Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palugama?Commercial Bank ATM, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugama?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palugama?LK2148015 (OCHA common operational dataset)
