# Perani Lahugala GN division, Lahugala DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division 

# Perani Lahugala

Perani Lahugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **38.8 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 38.8km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Perani Lahugala?

Perani Lahugala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dewalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/dewalagoda/), [Hulannuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/hulannuge/), [Lahugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/lahugala/), [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/) and [Pansalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/pansalgoda/). By area it is the 186th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.8% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Perani Lahugala is about 204 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8829° N, 81.6948° E. Local names: පැරණි ලාහුගල .

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 Perani Lahugala

Named natural and historic features inside Perani Lahugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Lahagala Tank
- Lahugala Tank

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Nilagalahela · 141 m

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 Perani Lahugala 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 Perani Lahugala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital - Lahugala · Lahugala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87795&mlon=81.71792#map=17/6.87795/81.71792) 

Bank SDB · Pakkiyawatta 1 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.82934#map=17/6.87589/81.82934) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) 

Hotel Mahawewa Circuit Bungalow · Perani Lahugala 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88955&mlon=81.70676#map=17/6.88955/81.70676) 

Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) 

School Vihara Maha Devi Primary School · Lahugala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87839&mlon=81.71862#map=17/6.87839/81.71862) 

College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) 

Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 

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 Perani Lahugala

Places mapped inside Perani Lahugala in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Central
- Panama North
- Panama South
- Panama West
- Pansalgoda
- Shasthrawela

## Quick answers

- Where is Perani Lahugala?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Perani Lahugala?Dewalagoda, Hulannuge, Lahugala, Panama West and Pansalgoda
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Perani Lahugala?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the highest point in Perani Lahugala?Nilagalahela (141 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Perani Lahugala?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Perani Lahugala?Divisional Hospital - Lahugala, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Perani Lahugala?SDB, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Perani Lahugala?Bank of Ceylon, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Perani Lahugala?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Perani Lahugala?LK5251020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
