# Hagamwela GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/hagamwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Hagamwela Hagamwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **23.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 23.8km² - 203 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hagamwela? Hagamwela lies in [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/), [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: [Dambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/dambana/), [Galode](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/galode/), [Kirawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kirawana/), [Kukulapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/kukulapola/), [Padiyathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/padiyathalawa/) and [Unapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/unapana/). By area it is the 369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.1% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Hagamwela is about 160 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4364° N, 81.2075° E. Local names: හාගම්වෙල . 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 Hagamwela Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hagamwela. - Hagamwela - Unapana 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 Hagamwela Named natural and historic features inside Hagamwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Watawala Kandiya 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 Hagamwela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 158 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 150 Feb 25 106 Mar 27 94 Apr 27 152 May 28 131 Jun 28 68 Jul 28 58 Aug 28 67 Sep 27 110 Oct 27 217 Nov 26 281 Dec 25 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hagamwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40983&mlon=81.24226#map=17/7.40983/81.24226) Bank People's Bank · Padiyathalawa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40473&mlon=81.24340#map=17/7.40473/81.24340) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump LANKA IOC · Padiyathalawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41029&mlon=81.24378#map=17/7.41029/81.24378) Hotel Mill's Motel · Girandurukotte 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46413&mlon=81.03598#map=17/7.46413/81.03598) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Padiyatalawa National School · Padiyathalawa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40695&mlon=81.24274#map=17/7.40695/81.24274) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Padiyathalawa DS Division - Dorakumbura - Galode - Holike - Kehelulla - Kirawana - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Miriswatta - Moradeniya - Padiyathalawa - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Serankada - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Hagamwela?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hagamwela?Dambana, Galode, Kirawana, Kukulapola, Padiyathalawa and Unapana - How many villages are in Hagamwela?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Hagamwela?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Hagamwela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hagamwela?Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hagamwela?People's Bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hagamwela?Peoples Bank ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hagamwela?LANKA IOC, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hagamwela?LK5206030 (OCHA common operational dataset)