# Polwaga Janapadaya GN division, Ampara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/polwaga-janapadaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Ampara DS Division # Polwaga Janapadaya Polwaga Janapadaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ampara DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.17 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.2km² - 1mapped services - 48 mtypical elevation ## Where is Polwaga Janapadaya? Polwaga Janapadaya lies in [Ampara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ambamalthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/ambamalthalawa/), [Inginiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/inginiyagala/), [Namaloya I](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/namaloya-i/), [Namaloya II](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/namaloya-ii/), [Namalthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/namalthalawa/) and [Wavinna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/wavinna-south/). By area it is the 1859th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Ampara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/). The centre of Polwaga Janapadaya is about 192 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2400° N, 81.5568° E. Local names: නාමල්ඔය III (පොල්වගා . 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 Polwaga Janapadaya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Polwaga Janapadaya. - Polwatta - Wawinna 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 Polwaga Janapadaya Named natural and historic features inside Polwaga Janapadaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Aligalge Ara - Aligalge Tank 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 Polwaga Janapadaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Polwaga Janapadaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital · Inginiyagala 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22626&mlon=81.54213#map=17/7.22626/81.54213) Bank National Savings Bank · Senanayakepura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29096&mlon=81.67335#map=17/7.29096/81.67335) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station · Indrasarapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel Gal Oya Lake Club · Polwaga Janapadaya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24115&mlon=81.56784#map=17/7.24115/81.56784) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School D.S Senanayake Coleege · Inginiyagala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21926&mlon=81.54749#map=17/7.21926/81.54749) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Inginiyagala Police Station · Inginiyagala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21997&mlon=81.54495#map=17/7.21997/81.54495) 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 Polwaga Janapadaya Places mapped inside Polwaga Janapadaya in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Ampara DS Division - Ambagahawella - Ambamalthalawa - Dambethalawa - Gemunupura - Indrasarapura - Jayawardhanapura - Karangawa - Kotavehera - Mihindupura - Namaloya I - Namaloya II - Namalthalawa - Nawagampura - Paragahakele East - Paragahakele West - Saddhathissapura - Samapura - Senanayakepura - Thissapura - Wavinna North - Wavinna South ## Quick answers - Where is Polwaga Janapadaya?In Ampara DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polwaga Janapadaya?Ambamalthalawa, Inginiyagala, Namaloya I, Namaloya II, Namalthalawa and Wavinna South - How many villages are in Polwaga Janapadaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Polwaga Janapadaya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Polwaga Janapadaya?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Polwaga Janapadaya?Inginiyagala Divisional Hospital, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polwaga Janapadaya?National Savings Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polwaga Janapadaya?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwaga Janapadaya?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Polwaga Janapadaya?LK5215095 (OCHA common operational dataset)