# Buddhangala GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/buddhangala/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Buddhangala Buddhangala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **21.7 km²**. - 21.7km² ## Where is Buddhangala? Buddhangala 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 11 other GN divisions: [Karangawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/karangawa/), [Kumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/kumudugama/), [Malwatte 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/malwatte-02/), [Nawagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/nawagampura/), [Palam Kandavura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/palam-kandavura/), [Ruhunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/ruhunugama/), [Thissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/ampara/thissapura/), [Uhana Thissapura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/uhana-thissapura-east/), [Uhana Thissapura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/uhana-thissapura-west/), [Valathapitty 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/valathapitty-01/) and [Weeragoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/weeragoda-south/). By area it is the 415th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Buddhangala is about 208 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3356° N, 81.6944° E. Local names: බුද්ධංගල . 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 Buddhangala 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 Buddhangala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital General Hospital Ampara Cardiology Unit · Saddhathissapura 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29995&mlon=81.69115#map=17/7.29995/81.69115) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Jayawardhanapura 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29397&mlon=81.68136#map=17/7.29397/81.68136) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Jayanthi Lanka IOC Fuel Station · Karangawa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30685&mlon=81.66946#map=17/7.30685/81.66946) Hotel Raja Wewa Hotel · Thissapura 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31053&mlon=81.67502#map=17/7.31053/81.67502) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Nursing Training School Ampara · Saddhathissapura 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30170&mlon=81.69093#map=17/7.30170/81.69093) College D. S. Senanayake National College · Gemunupura 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30415&mlon=81.67239#map=17/7.30415/81.67239) Police station Police Station · Jayawardhanapura 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29740&mlon=81.67667#map=17/7.29740/81.67667) 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 Uhana DS Division - Abhayapura - Bakkiella - Bandaradoowa - Bokkabedda - 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 Buddhangala?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Buddhangala?Karangawa, Kumudugama, Malwatte 02, Nawagampura, Palam Kandavura, Ruhunugama, Thissapura, Uhana Thissapura East, Uhana Thissapura West, Valathapitty 01 and Weeragoda South - What is the best time to visit Buddhangala?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Buddhangala?General Hospital Ampara Cardiology Unit, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buddhangala?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buddhangala?People's Bank ATM, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buddhangala?Jayanthi Lanka IOC Fuel Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buddhangala?LK5212260 (OCHA common operational dataset)