# Viharagama GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/viharagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division # Viharagama Viharagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.65 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.6km² - 403 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viharagama? Viharagama lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Dorakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/dorakumbura/), [Ikirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/ikirigolla/), [Kaineka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kaineka/), [Kaludewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/kaludewala/), [Oya Pahala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/oya-pahala/), [Palle Weragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/palle-weragama/), [Parawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/parawatta/) and [Ulpothapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/ulpothapitiya/). By area it is the 5548th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Viharagama is about 107 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4880° N, 80.6404° E. Local names: විහාරගම . 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 Viharagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Viharagama. - Kaineke 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 Viharagama Named natural and historic features inside Viharagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kitulgala · 398 m ### Estates 1 rubber estate; 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Parawatte - Suduganga - Wiharegamawatta 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 Viharagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Viharagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Matale · Muslim Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47167&mlon=80.62440#map=17/7.47167/80.62440) Bank NDB Bank - Matale · Gongawela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47037&mlon=80.62418#map=17/7.47037/80.62418) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mandandawela 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47933&mlon=80.62303#map=17/7.47933/80.62303) Hotel Riverston Inn · Parawatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48740&mlon=80.62677#map=17/7.48740/80.62677) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Hindu National College Ground · Mandandawela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48576&mlon=80.62453#map=17/7.48576/80.62453) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station n · Gongawela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47004&mlon=80.62378#map=17/7.47004/80.62378) 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 Rattota DS Division - Alakolamada - Alwatta - Bambarakiriella - Bandarapola - Bodhikotuwa - Bogambara - Dambagolla - Dankanda - Dombagoda - Epitamulla - Galekoluwa - Gansarapola - Godapola - Hangarankanda - Horagolla - Ihala Owala - Ikirigolla - Kaikawala - Kaineka - Kandenuwara East - Kandenuwara West - Kirimetiya - Koswana North - Koswana South - Kuruwawa - Lonvil - Madakumbura - Maradurawala - Maussagolla - Meda Weragama - Medawatta - Muwandeniya - Neluwakanda - Nikawella - Pahala Hapuvida - Pahala Owala - Palle Weragama - Pallegama - Palleyaya - Pitakanda - Polwattakanda - Punchiseluwakanda - Rattota - Thambalagala - Uda Hapuvida - Uda Weragama - Udagama - Ulpothapitiya - Wanaraniya - Warapitiya - Welangahawatta - Weralugasthenna - Wetasyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Viharagama?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viharagama?Dorakumbura, Ikirigolla, Kaineka, Kaludewala, Oya Pahala, Palle Weragama, Parawatta and Ulpothapitiya - How many villages are in Viharagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Viharagama?Kitulgala (398 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Viharagama?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Viharagama?District General Hospital Matale, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viharagama?NDB Bank - Matale, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viharagama?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viharagama?Lanka IOC, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viharagama?LK2230115 (OCHA common operational dataset)