# Sagamam GN division, Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/sagamam/ Grama Niladhari division · Tirukkovil DS Division # Sagamam Sagamam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **68.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 68.6km² ## Where is Sagamam? Sagamam lies in [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/), [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 12 other GN divisions: [18A. Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/18a-janapadaya/), [Aligambai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/aligambai/), [Bakmitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/bakmitiyawa/), [Kanchikudicharu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/kanchikudicharu/), [Kanchirankudah](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/kanchirankudah/), [Sangamankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sangamankanda/), [Thambiluvil 1 South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thambiluvil-1-south/), [Thambiluvil 1 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thambiluvil-1-west/), [Thambiluvil 2 West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thambiluvil-2-west/), [Thirukkovil 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thirukkovil-3/), [Thirukkovil 4](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/thirukkovil-4/) and [Veheragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/veheragala/). By area it is the 84th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 31.4% of [Tirukkovil DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/). The centre of Sagamam is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1080° N, 81.7691° E. Local names: සාගමම් . 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 Sagamam Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Sagamam. - Kudinilam 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 Sagamam Named natural and historic features inside Sagamam, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Potana Oya - Rufus Kulam - Sagamam Tank - Sevenaru Kulam - Talipota Aru - Vammiaddai Kulam 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 Sagamam 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 Sagamam Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thottama Divisional Hospital · Thottama 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11944&mlon=81.68882#map=17/7.11944/81.68882) Bank Bank of Ceylon, Thambiluvil Branch · Thambiluvil 2 West 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12491&mlon=81.84890#map=17/7.12491/81.84890) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol · Pallikudiyiruppu 01 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22272&mlon=81.82083#map=17/7.22272/81.82083) Hotel Sea Sand Holiday Home · Sinnamugathuwaram 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19577&mlon=81.86161#map=17/7.19577/81.86161) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School Vinayagapuram Shakthy Vidyalayam · Vinayahapuram 1 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10371&mlon=81.84436#map=17/7.10371/81.84436) College Ak-Muslim Central College (AMC College) · Akkaraipattu 20 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22558&mlon=81.83804#map=17/7.22558/81.83804) Police station Thirukkovil Army Camp · Kanchirankudah 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09333&mlon=81.82289#map=17/7.09333/81.82289) 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 Tirukkovil DS Division - Kanchikudicharu - Kanchirankudah - Sangamangramam - Thambiluvil 1 - Thambiluvil 1 East - Thambiluvil 1 South - Thambiluvil 1 West - Thambiluvil 2 - Thambiluvil 2 East - Thambiluvil 2 North - Thambiluvil 2 West - Thandiyadi - Thangavelauthapuram - Thirukkovil 1 - Thirukkovil 2 - Thirukkovil 3 - Thirukkovil 4 - Vinayahapuram 1 - Vinayahapuram 2 - Vinayahapuram 3 - Vinayahapuram 4 ## Quick answers - Where is Sagamam?In Tirukkovil DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sagamam?18A. Janapadaya, Aligambai, Bakmitiyawa, Kanchikudicharu, Kanchirankudah, Sangamankanda, Thambiluvil 1 South, Thambiluvil 1 West, Thambiluvil 2 West, Thirukkovil 3, Thirukkovil 4 and Veheragala - How many villages are in Sagamam?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sagamam?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sagamam?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sagamam?Thottama Divisional Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sagamam?Bank of Ceylon, Thambiluvil Branch, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sagamam?People's Bank ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sagamam?Lanka Petrol, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sagamam?LK5245030 (OCHA common operational dataset)