# Viharagama GN division, Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/viharagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Wilgamuwa DS Division # Viharagama Viharagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.36 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² ## Where is Viharagama? Viharagama lies in [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Aliwanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/aliwanguwa/), [Handungamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/handungamuwa/), [Thunhiriyawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/thunhiriyawewa/) and [Topwalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/topwalapitiya/). By area it is the 8829th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/). The centre of Viharagama is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6281° N, 80.9306° 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. - Handungamuwa 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. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tungiriya 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 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 Maraka Divisional Hospital · Karawgahawewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58712&mlon=80.95750#map=17/7.58712/80.95750) Bank Regional Development bank · Hettipola 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54091&mlon=80.91638#map=17/7.54091/80.91638) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) Hotel Lavendish Wild Safari · Topwalapitiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61871&mlon=80.92609#map=17/7.61871/80.92609) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Maraka Maha Vidyalaya · Karawgahawewa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58803&mlon=80.95839#map=17/7.58803/80.95839) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 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 Wilgamuwa DS Division - 80 Yaya - Aliwanguwa - Aliyawala - Bathgampala - Bogahawewa - Dewagiriya - Dunuvilapitiya - Gemburuoya - Guruwelayaya - Handungamuwa - Hettipola - Himbiliyakada - Karawgahawewa - Kumbukandana - Kumbukoya - Lediyangala - Malgammana - Maraka - Medakanda - Meewaobe - Moragaha Ulpatha - Nagolla - Naminigama - Naminioya - Nugagolla - Palupitiya - Perakanatta - Piduruella - Radunnewewa - Rattotayaya - Sonutta - Sulugune - Thunhiriyawewa - Topwalapitiya - Uduwelwala - Veheragala - Wanarawa - Wilgamuwa ## Quick answers - Where is Viharagama?In Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viharagama?Aliwanguwa, Handungamuwa, Thunhiriyawewa and Topwalapitiya - How many villages are in Viharagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Viharagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Viharagama?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Viharagama?Maraka Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viharagama?Regional Development bank, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viharagama?Peoples Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viharagama?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viharagama?LK2227040 (OCHA common operational dataset)