# Attaragama GN division, Harispattuwa DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Harispattuwa DS Division 

# Attaragama

Attaragama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.80 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.8km²
- 512 mtypical elevation

## Where is Attaragama?

Attaragama lies in [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Attaragama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/attaragama-east/), [Attaragama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/attaragama-south/), [Bothota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/bothota/), [Dembaralawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/dembaralawa/), [Endaruthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/endaruthenna/), [Gonigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/gonigoda/), [Gonigoda-Palkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/gonigoda-palkumbura/), [Henegama Palkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/henegama-palkumbura/), [Rajapihilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/rajapihilla/) and [Ulladupitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/ulladupitiya-east/). By area it is the 11003rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Harispattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/). The centre of Attaragama is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3473° N, 80.5857° E. Local names: අත්තරගම .

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 Attaragama

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

- Attaragama
- Palkumbura Village

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).

## Weather in Attaragama 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 Attaragama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Thiththapajjala Hospital · Thittapajjala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32880&mlon=80.58193#map=17/7.32880/80.58193) 

Bank bank · Medawala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35772&mlon=80.56503#map=17/7.35772/80.56503) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Nugawela · Nugawela 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32745&mlon=80.58829#map=17/7.32745/80.58829) 

Hotel Sigiriya King's Resort · Batugoda South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36247&mlon=80.59570#map=17/7.36247/80.59570) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Nugawela Balika Vidyalaya · Nugawela 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32687&mlon=80.58665#map=17/7.32687/80.58665) 

College SDTI Campus · Inigala 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32120&mlon=80.61343#map=17/7.32120/80.61343) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 

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 Harispattuwa DS Division

- Aladeniya
- Amuwathdeniya
- Angoda
- Arambegama
- Attaragama East
- Attaragama South
- Banwelgolla
- Batuambe
- Bogahakanda
- Bothota
- Bulathgolla
- Dadahogama
- Dembaralawa
- Doranegama
- Embulpuraya
- Endaruthenna
- Etamurungagoda
- Gohagoda
- Gonigoda
- Gonigoda-Palkumbura
- Haloluwa
- Haloluwa Pallegama
- Hamangoda North
- Hamangoda South
- Hapugoda
- Hedeniya
- Hiriyalagammana
- Ihagama
- Inigala
- Karanduwawala Ihala
- Karanduwawala Pahala
- Katugasthota
- Kondadeniya
- Kulugammana
- Kumburegedara
- Kurundugahamada
- Kurundugolla
- Kurunduwatta
- Madapathagama
- Mahathenna
- Malagammana
- Mapamadulla
- Medawala
- Narangaskumbura
- Narangoda
- Nugawela
- Owathenna
- Pahala Doolwala
- Palkumbura
- Pallebokalawela
- Pallemulla
- Polwatta
- Rajapihilla
- Rajasinghagama
- Ranawana East
- Ranawana West
- Rathmale
- Ruwanpuraya
- Seewaleekanda
- Senarathgama North
- Senarathgama South
- Thittapajjala
- Thittapajjala North
- Udabokalawela
- Udadoolwala
- Udamulla
- Uduwawala East
- Uduwawala North
- Uduwawala West
- Uggalla
- Uguressapitiya
- Ulladupitiya East
- Ulladupitiya West
- Uyanwatta
- Viguhumpola
- Warathenna
- Wathuwala
- Wegiriya
- Yahalathenna Kanda
- Yahalathenna West
- Yatihalagala Pallegama
- Yatihalagala Udagama
- Yatiwawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Attaragama?In Harispattuwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Attaragama?Attaragama East, Attaragama South, Bothota, Dembaralawa, Endaruthenna, Gonigoda, Gonigoda-Palkumbura, Henegama Palkumbura, Rajapihilla and Ulladupitiya East
- How many villages are in Attaragama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Attaragama?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Attaragama?Thiththapajjala Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Attaragama?bank, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Attaragama?NSB, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Attaragama?Lanka Filling Station Nugawela, about 2.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Attaragama?LK2133045 (OCHA common operational dataset)