# Wewmedagama GN division, Dehiattakandiya DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/wewmedagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Dehiattakandiya DS Division # Wewmedagama Wewmedagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **29.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.0km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Wewmedagama? Wewmedagama 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 7 other GN divisions: [Dambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dambana/), [Hobariyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/hobariyawa/), [Nawa Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/nawa-medagama/), [Pahala Rathkinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/pahala-rathkinda/), [Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/paranagama/), [Theldeniyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/theldeniyaya/) and [Ulhitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/ulhitiya/). By area it is the 287th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.7% of [Dehiattakandiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/dehiattakandiya/). The centre of Wewmedagama is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5299° N, 81.0641° E. Local names: වැව්මැදගම . 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 Wewmedagama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Wewmedagama. - Diyawiddagama - Wewmedagama 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 Wewmedagama Named natural and historic features inside Wewmedagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Galwala Kandura 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 Wewmedagama 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 Wewmedagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayurveda Central Hospital · Nawa Medagama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56611&mlon=81.04167#map=17/7.56611/81.04167) Bank R D B Bank · Girandurukotte 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47057&mlon=81.01789#map=17/7.47057/81.01789) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 16 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 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57042&mlon=81.04156#map=17/7.57042/81.04156) Hotel Mill's Motel · Girandurukotte 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46413&mlon=81.03598#map=17/7.46413/81.03598) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Wewmedagama Vidyalaya · Wewmedagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53245&mlon=81.04519#map=17/7.53245/81.04519) College Maduru Oya Army Training School · Alawakumbura 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68881&mlon=81.18420#map=17/7.68881/81.18420) Police station Girandurukotte Police Station · Girandurukotte 8.5 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 Wewmedagama Places mapped inside Wewmedagama in open map data, by type. - 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 - Nawa Medagama - Paranagama - Rideela - Sandamadulla - Sandunpura - Serupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Wewmedagama?In Dehiattakandiya DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wewmedagama?Dambana, Hobariyawa, Nawa Medagama, Pahala Rathkinda, Paranagama, Theldeniyaya and Ulhitiya - How many villages are in Wewmedagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Wewmedagama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Wewmedagama?Ayurveda Central Hospital, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wewmedagama?R D B Bank, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wewmedagama?Peoples Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wewmedagama?Nawa Madagama Petrol Station, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wewmedagama?LK5203065 (OCHA common operational dataset)