# Samansirigama GN division, Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/samansirigama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division # Samansirigama Samansirigama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.85 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 4mapped services - 524 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samansirigama? Samansirigama lies in [Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Ginigathhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/ginigathhena/), [Gonawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/gonawala/), [Hambakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/hambakanda/) and [Theeniyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/theeniyagala/). By area it is the 10816th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/). The centre of Samansirigama is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9866° N, 80.4885° E. Local names: සමන්සිරිගම . 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 Samansirigama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Samansirigama. - Ginigathhena 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 Samansirigama Named natural and historic features inside Samansirigama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Darlena 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 Samansirigama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 395 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 108 Feb 25 86 Mar 26 104 Apr 27 175 May 26 164 Jun 26 101 Jul 25 82 Aug 25 92 Sep 25 129 Oct 25 234 Nov 25 274 Dec 24 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samansirigama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ginigathhena Diivisional Hospital · Samansirigama 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99052&mlon=80.48933#map=17/6.99052/80.48933) Bank HNB · Ginigathhena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98949&mlon=80.49212#map=17/6.98949/80.49212) ATM ATM HNB · Maskeliya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83341&mlon=80.57251#map=17/6.83341/80.57251) Petrol pump Samupa Sewa - Filling Station · Nawalapitiya East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05712&mlon=80.53542#map=17/7.05712/80.53542) Hotel Forest Edge by Trio Resorts · Samansirigama 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98639&mlon=80.48940#map=17/6.98639/80.48940) Mall Google Fashion · Kithulgala North 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99749&mlon=80.40796#map=17/6.99749/80.40796) School Ginigathhena Central College · Ginigathhena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98596&mlon=80.49265#map=17/6.98596/80.49265) College The Wingham College · Ginigathhena 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99489&mlon=80.49108#map=17/6.99489/80.49108) Police station Ginigathhena Police Station · Ginigathhena 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98924&mlon=80.49399#map=17/6.98924/80.49399) 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 Samansirigama Places mapped inside Samansirigama in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels3 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 Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division - Ambagamuwa East - Ambagamuwa North - Ambagamuwa South - Bulathgama - Dagampitiya - Dehigasthenna - Ginigathhena - Gonawala - Hambakanda - Hangarapitiya - Hitigama - Homagama - Jambuthenna - Kalugala - Kehelwarawa - Keleweldeniya - Kiriwaneliya - Kottellena - Lakshapana - Millagahamula - Minuwandeniya - Morahenagama - Pitawala - Polpitiya - Rampadeniya - Sellipigama - Theeniyagala - Vidulipura North - Vidulipura South - Waggama - Watawala ## Quick answers - Where is Samansirigama?In Ambagamuwa Korale DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Samansirigama?Ginigathhena, Gonawala, Hambakanda and Theeniyagala - How many villages are in Samansirigama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Samansirigama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Samansirigama?Ginigathhena Diivisional Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samansirigama?HNB, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samansirigama?ATM HNB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samansirigama?Samupa Sewa - Filling Station, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samansirigama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Samansirigama?LK2315090 (OCHA common operational dataset)