# Lathugala GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/lathugala/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Lathugala Lathugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **55.1 km²**. - 55.1km² ## Where is Lathugala? Lathugala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bandaradoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bandaradoowa/), [Bokkabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bokkabedda/), [Kahatagasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/kahatagasyaya/), [Mullegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mullegama/) and [Walagampura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/walagampura/). By area it is the 111th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.3% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Lathugala is about 191 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3758° N, 81.5238° E. Local names: ලාතුගල . 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 Lathugala Named natural and historic features inside Lathugala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Dambeitle Ela - Mahakandiya Tank ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 5 hills. - Manangala · 559 m - Wattegala · 559 m - Binhaliya · 447 m - Gonawattekanda · 394 m - Kudayakinnahela · 270 m - Berawayahela · 202 m - Nallegoda · 141 m - Waradanehela · 141 m - Godahela · 138 m - Walahagala · 111 m - Dethiriyangala · 109 m - Unanegala · 88 m - Wiragasellegoda · 88 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Berawayahela - Humbasmaluwa 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 Lathugala 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 Lathugala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Senarathpura · Gonagolla 14 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36379&mlon=81.63452#map=17/7.36379/81.63452) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Damith Fuel Station · Uhana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35880&mlon=81.64299#map=17/7.35880/81.64299) Hotel Saliya Restaurant & cottage · Dematamalpelessa 12 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 Vidyaloka Vidyalaya · Bokkabedda 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38033&mlon=81.58904#map=17/7.38033/81.58904) 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 Uhana Police station · Uhana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36301&mlon=81.63662#map=17/7.36301/81.63662) 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 - Buddhangala - Dadayanthalawa East - Dadayanthalawa West - Dematamalpelessa - Galahitiyagoda - Galapitagala East - Galapitagala West - Gemunupura - Gonagala - Gonagolla - Himidurawa - Kahatagasyaya - Kohombana - Komariya - Kothmale - Kumarigama - Kumudugama - 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 Lathugala?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Lathugala?Bandaradoowa, Bokkabedda, Kahatagasyaya, Mullegama and Walagampura - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Lathugala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Lathugala?Manangala (559 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lathugala?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Lathugala?District Hospital Senarathpura, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lathugala?Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lathugala?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lathugala?Damith Fuel Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lathugala?LK5212070 (OCHA common operational dataset)