# Nawa Medagama GN division, Dehiattakandiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/nawa-medagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Dehiattakandiya DS Division # Nawa Medagama Nawa Medagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.08 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.1km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Nawa Medagama? Nawa Medagama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Divulapelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/divulapelessa/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/ihalagama/), [Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/paranagama/), [Theldeniyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/theldeniyaya/) and [Wewmedagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/wewmedagama/). By area it is the 1377th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Dehiattakandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/). The centre of Nawa Medagama is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5661° N, 81.0299° E. Local names: නවමැදගම . 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 Nawa Medagama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nawa Medagama. - Nawa Madagama - Wewagama 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 Nawa Medagama 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 Nawa Medagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Dispensary · Nawa Medagama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56736&mlon=81.04160#map=17/7.56736/81.04160) Bank People's Bank · Girandurukotte 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47080&mlon=81.01746#map=17/7.47080/81.01746) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 12 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 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57042&mlon=81.04156#map=17/7.57042/81.04156) Hotel Hebarawa Irrigation Circuit Bungalow · Perakanatta 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52218&mlon=80.97090#map=17/7.52218/80.97090) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Nawa Madagama secondary School · Nawa Medagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56993&mlon=81.04253#map=17/7.56993/81.04253) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Girandurukotte Police Station · Girandurukotte 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46912&mlon=81.01679#map=17/7.46912/81.01679) 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 Nawa Medagama Places mapped inside Nawa Medagama in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - 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 - Lihiniyagama - Mawanagama - Paranagama - Rideela - Sandamadulla - Sandunpura - Serupitiya - Wewmedagama ## Quick answers - Where is Nawa Medagama?In Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nawa Medagama?Divulapelessa, Ihalagama, Paranagama, Theldeniyaya and Wewmedagama - How many villages are in Nawa Medagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nawa Medagama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawa Medagama?Central Dispensary, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawa Medagama?People's Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawa Medagama?Peoples Bank ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawa Medagama?Nawa Madagama Petrol Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nawa Medagama?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Nawa Medagama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Nawa Medagama?LK5203060 (OCHA common operational dataset)