# Buddhangala GN division, Padaviya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/buddhangala/ Grama Niladhari division · Padaviya DS Division # Buddhangala Buddhangala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **44.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 44.9km² - 50 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buddhangala? Buddhangala lies in [Padaviya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Bisokotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/bisokotuwa/), [Elikimbulagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/elikimbulagala/), [Kanugahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kebithigollewa/kanugahawewa/), [Nikawewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/nikawewa-south/), [Parakramapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/parakramapura/), [Seva Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/padavi-sri-pura/seva-janapadaya/), [Track B](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/track-b/) and [Vedivaithakallu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/vedivaithakallu/). By area it is the 155th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 18.2% of [Padaviya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/padaviya/). The centre of Buddhangala is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 6.3 km from Padaviya Divisional Secretariat, the main town of Padaviya DS Division. The centre point is at 8.8730° N, 80.7126° 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). ## Villages and localities in Buddhangala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Buddhangala. - Thonigala 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 Buddhangala Named natural and historic features inside Buddhangala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Usgala · 67 m - Buddhanagehela · 49 m 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 Buddhangala 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 Buddhangala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padaviya Base Hospital · Padaviya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83207&mlon=80.76987#map=17/8.83207/80.76987) Bank People's Bank · Sripura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92847&mlon=80.81428#map=17/8.92847/80.81428) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Seva Janapadaya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.92258&mlon=80.80795#map=17/8.92258/80.80795) Hotel Irrigation Department Circuit Bunglow · Bisokotuwa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81745&mlon=80.75211#map=17/8.81745/80.75211) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Mahasen Maha Vidyalaya · Padaviya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83399&mlon=80.77138#map=17/8.83399/80.77138) College Bandaraduwa · Vedivaithakallu 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90569&mlon=80.73068#map=17/8.90569/80.73068) Police station Padaviya · Bisokotuwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83675&mlon=80.75737#map=17/8.83675/80.75737) 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 Padaviya DS Division - Abhayapura - Balayawewa - Bisokotuwa - Bogahawewa - Elikimbulagala - Kumbukwewa - Mahasenpura - Maithreepura - Padaviya - Parakramapura - Ruwanpura - Sudarshanagama - Track B - Urewa ## Quick answers - Where is Buddhangala?In Padaviya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Buddhangala?Bisokotuwa, Elikimbulagala, Kanugahawewa, Nikawewa South, Parakramapura, Seva Janapadaya, Track B and Vedivaithakallu - How many villages are in Buddhangala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Buddhangala?Usgala (67 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buddhangala?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buddhangala?Padaviya Base Hospital, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buddhangala?People's Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buddhangala?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buddhangala?LK7103005 (OCHA common operational dataset)