# Ruhunugama GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/ruhunugama/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Ruhunugama Ruhunugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **3.98 km²**. - 4.0km² ## Where is Ruhunugama? Ruhunugama 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 4 other GN divisions: [Buddhangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/buddhangala/), [Dadayanthalawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/dadayanthalawa-west/), [Kumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/kumudugama/) and [Weeragoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/weeragoda-south/). By area it is the 3783rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Ruhunugama is about 211 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3592° N, 81.7143° E. Local names: රුහුණුගම . 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 Ruhunugama Named natural and historic features inside Ruhunugama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Veeragoda Ela 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 Ruhunugama 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 Ruhunugama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Central Camp Government Hospital · Central Camp 03 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41494&mlon=81.73547#map=17/7.41494/81.73547) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Jayawardhanapura 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29397&mlon=81.68136#map=17/7.29397/81.68136) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Valathapitty 01 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30779&mlon=81.72367#map=17/7.30779/81.72367) Hotel Raja Wewa Hotel · Thissapura 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31053&mlon=81.67502#map=17/7.31053/81.67502) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School Majeed Puram School · Malwatte 03 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35169&mlon=81.74359#map=17/7.35169/81.74359) College Faculty of Applied Sciences - South Eastern University of Sri Lanka · Malwatte 04 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33621&mlon=81.75015#map=17/7.33621/81.75015) Police station Police Station · Jayawardhanapura 8.0 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 - 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 - 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 Ruhunugama?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ruhunugama?Buddhangala, Dadayanthalawa West, Kumudugama and Weeragoda South - What is the best time to visit Ruhunugama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ruhunugama?Central Camp Government Hospital, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ruhunugama?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ruhunugama?People's Bank ATM, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruhunugama?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ruhunugama?LK5212255 (OCHA common operational dataset)