# Ihalagama GN division, Mihinthale DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/ihalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Mihinthale DS Division # Ihalagama Ihalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mihinthale DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **16.1 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 16.1km² - 109 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihalagama? Ihalagama lies in [Mihinthale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kahapathvilagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/kahapathvilagama/), [Kasamaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/kasamaduwa/), [Maradankalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/maradankalla/), [Pothana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/pothana/) and [Thammennawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/thammennawa/). By area it is the 654th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.0% of [Mihinthale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/mihinthale/). The centre of Ihalagama is about 175 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3351° N, 80.5726° E. Local names: ඉහළගම . 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 Ihalagama Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ihalagama. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 125 m above sea level (median 109 m). - Ihalagama - Konwegama - Niwitigama - Palugaswewa - Pudukkulama - Surukkulama - Wereppukulama - Weruppankulama 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 Ihalagama Named natural and historic features inside Ihalagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Pansal Wewa 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 Ihalagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ihalagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Thammennawa · Seeppukulama 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38686&mlon=80.60397#map=17/8.38686/80.60397) Bank People’s bank · Mihinthale 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35913&mlon=80.51144#map=17/8.35913/80.51144) ATM BOC · Step 1 Part 2 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33383&mlon=80.41446#map=17/8.33383/80.41446) Petrol pump Mihintale Fuel Station · Mihinthale 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35241&mlon=80.51053#map=17/8.35241/80.51053) Hotel Dayana (Diana) Hotel · Namalwewa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36187&mlon=80.52044#map=17/8.36187/80.52044) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School Mihintale Maha Vidyalaya · Mihinthale 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35716&mlon=80.50779#map=17/8.35716/80.50779) College Faculty Of Applied Sciences - Rajarata University Of Sri Lanka · Mihinthale 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35901&mlon=80.51358#map=17/8.35901/80.51358) Police station Mihinthale police station · Mihinthale 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36014&mlon=80.51185#map=17/8.36014/80.51185) 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 Mihinthale DS Division - Bogahayaya - Doramadalawa - Henewatta - Kahapathvilagama - Kannattiya - Kasamaduwa - Kattaduwagama - Katukeliyawa - Kunchikulama - Kurundankulama - Mahakanadarawa L.B. Track 01 - Mahakanadarawa L.B. Track 02 - Mahakanadarawa L.B. Track 03 - Maradankalla - Maradankulama - Mihinthale - Namalwewa - Nuwarawewa - Pothana - Ruwangama - Seeppukulama - Thammennawa - Ukkulankulama - Wellaragama ## Quick answers - Where is Ihalagama?In Mihinthale DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihalagama?Kahapathvilagama, Kasamaduwa, Maradankalla, Pothana and Thammennawa - How many villages are in Ihalagama?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ihalagama?Settlements lie between 104 m and 125 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ihalagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ihalagama?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihalagama?Divisional Hospital Thammennawa , about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihalagama?People’s bank, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihalagama?BOC, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihalagama?Mihintale Fuel Station, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihalagama?LK7130115 (OCHA common operational dataset)