# Lihiniyagama GN division, Dehiattakandiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/lihiniyagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Dehiattakandiya DS Division # Lihiniyagama Lihiniyagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **11.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.3km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Lihiniyagama? Lihiniyagama lies in [Dehiattakandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/), [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: [Bakmeedeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/bakmeedeniya/), [Dehiattakandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/dehiattakandiya/), [Mawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/mawanagama/), [Sandamadulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/sandamadulla/), [Sandunpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/sandunpura/) and [Serupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/serupitiya/). By area it is the 1035th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Dehiattakandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/). The centre of Lihiniyagama is about 152 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6464° N, 81.0278° E. Local names: ලිහිණියාගම . 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 Lihiniyagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Lihiniyagama. - Lihiniyagama 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). ## Weather in Lihiniyagama 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 Lihiniyagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Dispensary · Lihiniyagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63081&mlon=81.02836#map=17/7.63081/81.02836) Bank Seylan Bank · Dehiattakandiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66977&mlon=81.04723#map=17/7.66977/81.04723) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Nawa Madagama Petrol Station · Nawa Medagama 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57042&mlon=81.04156#map=17/7.57042/81.04156) Hotel Millennium Regency Hotel Dehiattakandiya · Dehiattakandiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67570&mlon=81.04751#map=17/7.67570/81.04751) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Vijepura School · Lihiniyagama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65291&mlon=81.01793#map=17/7.65291/81.01793) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Dehiattakandiya Police Station · Dehiattakandiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67238&mlon=81.04447#map=17/7.67238/81.04447) 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 Lihiniyagama Places mapped inside Lihiniyagama in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 Dehiattakandiya DS Division - Bakmeedeniya - Dehiattakandiya - Ihalagama - Kadirapura - Mawanagama - Nawa Medagama - Paranagama - Rideela - Sandamadulla - Sandunpura - Serupitiya - Wewmedagama ## Quick answers - Where is Lihiniyagama?In Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lihiniyagama?Bakmeedeniya, Dehiattakandiya, Mawanagama, Sandamadulla, Sandunpura and Serupitiya - How many villages are in Lihiniyagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lihiniyagama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Lihiniyagama?Central Dispensary, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lihiniyagama?Seylan Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lihiniyagama?Peoples Bank ATM, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lihiniyagama?Nawa Madagama Petrol Station, about 8.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lihiniyagama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lihiniyagama?LK5203030 (OCHA common operational dataset)