# Pannalgama GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/pannalgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Pannalgama Pannalgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **17.3 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.3km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Pannalgama? Pannalgama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bakmitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/bakmitiyawa/), [Kumana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/kumana/), [Thimbirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/thimbirigolla/), [Wadinagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/wadinagala/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/weragoda/). By area it is the 586th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Pannalgama is about 200 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1015° N, 81.6497° E. Local names: පන්නල්ගම . 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 Pannalgama Named natural and historic features inside Pannalgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Kariapperu Ela - Medagama Oya - Pannelagama Reservoir 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 Pannalgama 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 Pannalgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thottama Divisional Hospital · Thottama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11944&mlon=81.68882#map=17/7.11944/81.68882) Bank Bank of Ceylon(BOC) · Irakkamam 08 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24759&mlon=81.71954#map=17/7.24759/81.71954) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 21 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29188&mlon=81.67245#map=17/7.29188/81.67245) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Pannalagama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Pannalgama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09278&mlon=81.64981#map=17/7.09278/81.64981) College Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Dehiwala · Newgala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01367&mlon=81.56250#map=17/7.01367/81.56250) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 11 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pannalgama Places mapped inside Pannalgama in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Damana DS Division - 18A. Janapadaya - Alahena - Ambalanoya - Bakmitiyawa - Damana - Dewalahinda - Diviyagala - Eggaloya - Galkanda - Galmaduwa - Helagampura - Hindakalugama - Hingurana - Kalugolla - Karalewa - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Kumana - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Pannalgama?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pannalgama?Bakmitiyawa, Kumana, Thimbirigolla, Wadinagala and Weragoda - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pannalgama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pannalgama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pannalgama?Thottama Divisional Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pannalgama?Bank of Ceylon(BOC), about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pannalgama?People's Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pannalgama?Jayamal Waththa Fuel Station, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pannalgama?LK5242160 (OCHA common operational dataset)