# Panama Central GN division, Lahugala DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-central/

Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division 

# Panama Central

Panama Central is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.63 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.6km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Panama Central?

Panama Central lies in [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Panama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-north/), [Panama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-south/), [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/) and [Shasthrawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/shasthrawela/). By area it is the 11807th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Panama Central is about 217 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7653° N, 81.8102° E. Local names: පානම මධ්‍යම .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Panama Central 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 Panama Central

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital - Panama · Panama West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75608&mlon=81.80436#map=17/6.75608/81.80436) 

Bank People's Bank · Panama Central 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75605&mlon=81.80766#map=17/6.75605/81.80766) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Sinna Ullai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86433&mlon=81.83284#map=17/6.86433/81.83284) 

Hotel Panama Village Homestay · Shasthrawela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75954&mlon=81.80693#map=17/6.75954/81.80693) 

Mall Pottuvil Razpas · Pothuvil Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87413&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87413/81.83011) 

School Panama Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Panama West 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75644&mlon=81.80520#map=17/6.75644/81.80520) 

College Arabic college · Sinna Ullai 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83528&mlon=81.82957#map=17/6.83528/81.82957) 

Police station Police Station Panama · Panama South 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75187&mlon=81.79374#map=17/6.75187/81.79374) 

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 Panama Central

Places mapped inside Panama Central in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Restaurants1

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 Lahugala DS Division

- Dewalagoda
- Hulannuge
- Hulannuge West
- Kandahindagama
- Lahugala
- Panama North
- Panama South
- Panama West
- Pansalgoda
- Perani Lahugala
- Shasthrawela

## Quick answers

- Where is Panama Central?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Panama Central?Panama North, Panama South, Panama West and Shasthrawela
- What is the best time to visit Panama Central?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Panama Central?Divisional Hospital - Panama, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Panama Central?People's Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Panama Central?Bank of Ceylon, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panama Central?Lanka IOC, about 11 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Panama Central?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Panama Central?LK5251050 (OCHA common operational dataset)