# Eggaloya GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/eggaloya/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Eggaloya Eggaloya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **24.6 km²**. - 24.6km² ## Where is Eggaloya? Eggaloya lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Alahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/alahena/), [Damana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/damana/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/galkanda/), [Kethsirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kethsirigama/), [Koknahara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/koknahara/), [Madana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madana/), [Thimbirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/) and [Wadinagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/wadinagala/). By area it is the 351st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Eggaloya is about 197 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1587° N, 81.6213° E. Local names: එග්ගල්ඔය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Eggaloya Named natural and historic features inside Eggaloya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Ekgal Aru - Ekgal Aru Reservoir - Morovinna Kandura - Veeravinna Oya 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 Eggaloya 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 Eggaloya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 16 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Pannalagama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Pannalgama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=81.64981#map=17/7.09278/81.64981) College College of Technology Ampara Hardy · Samapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27865&mlon=81.65278#map=17/7.27865/81.65278) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 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 Damana DS Division - 18A. Janapadaya - Alahena - Ambalanoya - Bakmitiyawa - Damana - Dewalahinda - Diviyagala - Galkanda - Galmaduwa - Helagampura - Hindakalugama - Hingurana - Kalugolla - Karalewa - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Kumana - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Eggaloya?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Eggaloya?Alahena, Damana, Galkanda, Kethsirigama, Koknahara, Madana, Thimbirigolla and Wadinagala - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Eggaloya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Eggaloya?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Eggaloya?Damana Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Eggaloya?Peoples Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Eggaloya?People's Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eggaloya?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Eggaloya?LK5242100 (OCHA common operational dataset)