# Bandaradoowa GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bandaradoowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Bandaradoowa Bandaradoowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **151.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 151km² - 1mapped services - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bandaradoowa? Bandaradoowa lies in [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/), [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: [Aranthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/mahaoya/aranthalawa/), [Gemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/eravur-pattu/gemunupura/), [Kachchakodi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-south-west/kachchakodi/), [Lathugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/lathugala/), [Mayadunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/mayadunna/), [Mullegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mullegama/), [Nawagiriyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/nawagiriyawa/), [Nelliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/nelliyadda/), [Piyangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/piyangala/), [Rajagalathenna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/rajagalathenna-south/), [Verenketagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/verenketagoda/) and [Walagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/walagampura/). By area it is the 21st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 28.3% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Bandaradoowa is about 195 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4486° N, 81.5351° E. Local names: බණ්ඩාරදූව . 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 Bandaradoowa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bandaradoowa. - Bandaraduwa 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 Bandaradoowa Named natural and historic features inside Bandaradoowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Balagalla Ela - Gonunpennu Ela - Hamanugala Ela - Kadaveen Ela - Kalugala Oya - Karandaatte Ela - Talawe Kandura - Wewatte Kandura ### Hills and mountains 13 hills; 6 mountains. - Madaneperikanda · 298 m - Kuda Walimba · 288 m - Ambehela · 197 m - Kalugalgala · 197 m - Dunukepotahela · 174 m - Metigamahela · 174 m - Kendipanhela · 115 m - Muttagala · 96 m - Metigamahola · 90 m - Gerandiyahela · 88 m - Hamangala · 71 m - Mellagala · 71 m - Tatiliwinne Kanda · 68 m - Moraththalagala · 67 m - Muwanpennuhela · 67 m - Maharaksahela · 64 m - Kirineliyahela · 58 m - Mahagedigala · 58 m - Tholawala Kotha · 51 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Kirineliyahela 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 Bandaradoowa 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 Bandaradoowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Senarathpura · Gonagolla 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45033&mlon=81.62786#map=17/7.45033/81.62786) Bank Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch · Uhana 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36379&mlon=81.63452#map=17/7.36379/81.63452) 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 Damith Fuel Station · Uhana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35880&mlon=81.64299#map=17/7.35880/81.64299) Hotel Saliya Restaurant & cottage · Dematamalpelessa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36445&mlon=81.63014#map=17/7.36445/81.63014) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Bandaraduwa Vidyalaya · Bandaradoowa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43204&mlon=81.56375#map=17/7.43204/81.56375) College Am/ siri subudhi pirivena - අම්/ සිරි සුබෝධි පිරිවෙන · Senagama North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40512&mlon=81.63987#map=17/7.40512/81.63987) Police station Police Station Mangalagama · Gemunupura 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52465&mlon=81.53966#map=17/7.52465/81.53966) 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 Bandaradoowa Places mapped inside Bandaradoowa in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Uhana DS Division - Abhayapura - Bakkiella - Bokkabedda - Buddhangala - Dadayanthalawa East - Dadayanthalawa West - Dematamalpelessa - Galahitiyagoda - Galapitagala East - Galapitagala West - Gemunupura - Gonagala - Gonagolla - Himidurawa - Kahatagasyaya - Kohombana - Komariya - Kothmale - Kumarigama - Kumudugama - Lathugala - Mahakandiya - Mayadunna - Nawagiriyawa - Nugelanda North - Nugelanda South - Palam Kandavura - Piyangala - Rajagalathenna North - Rajagalathenna South - Rajagama North - Rajagama South - Ruhunugama - Sandanadapura - Senagama North - Senagama South - Siyambalawewa - Suhadagama North - Suhadagama South - Udagirigama East - Udagirigama West - Udayapura - Uhana - Uhana Thissapura East - Uhana Thissapura West - Veheragama East - Veheragama West - Velikahagolla - Verenketagoda - Walagampura - Weeragoda North - Weeragoda South - Wijayapura East - Wijayapura West ## Quick answers - Where is Bandaradoowa?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bandaradoowa?Aranthalawa, Gemunupura, Kachchakodi, Lathugala, Mayadunna, Mullegama, Nawagiriyawa, Nelliyadda, Piyangala, Rajagalathenna South, Verenketagoda and Walagampura - How many villages are in Bandaradoowa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Bandaradoowa?Madaneperikanda (298 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bandaradoowa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bandaradoowa?District Hospital Senarathpura, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bandaradoowa?Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bandaradoowa?People's Bank ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bandaradoowa?Damith Fuel Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bandaradoowa?LK5212065 (OCHA common operational dataset)