# Medagama GN division, Dimbulagala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/medagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Dimbulagala DS Division 

# Medagama

Medagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **6.14 km²**.

- 6.1km²

## Where is Medagama?

Medagama lies in [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/aluthwewa/), [Jayapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/jayapura/), [Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/kudawewa/), [Nelumwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/nelumwewa/), [Veheragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/veheragama/) and [Wijayabapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/wijayabapura/). By area it is the 2282nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/). The centre of Medagama is about 178 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8537° N, 81.1730° E. Local names: මැදගම .

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 Medagama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

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- Mar
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 152 

Feb 26 113 

Mar 27 86 

Apr 28 120 

May 29 106 

Jun 28 35 

Jul 28 37 

Aug 29 50 

Sep 29 80 

Oct 28 222 

Nov 26 331 

Dec 25 331 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Medagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Aralaganwila Hospital · Aralaganwila East 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78790&mlon=81.18815#map=17/7.78790/81.18815) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Aralaganwila East 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78256&mlon=81.18497#map=17/7.78256/81.18497) 

ATM 20 · Divulana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93381&mlon=81.06268#map=17/7.93381/81.06268) 

Petrol pump CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station · Sevanapitiya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92143&mlon=81.18129#map=17/7.92143/81.18129) 

Hotel Induwara Arana Holiday Resort · Aralaganwila East 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79550&mlon=81.18387#map=17/7.79550/81.18387) 

Mall New Nusky Jewellers · Kaduruwela West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93363&mlon=81.03071#map=17/7.93363/81.03071) 

School Bamunaakotuwa Primary School · Rathmalthenna 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80538&mlon=81.17527#map=17/7.80538/81.17527) 

College Welikanda Central College · Welikanda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95499&mlon=81.24602#map=17/7.95499/81.24602) 

Police station Kaduruwela · Kaduruwela West 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92453&mlon=81.03745#map=17/7.92453/81.03745) 

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 Dimbulagala DS Division

- Alawakumbura
- Aluthoya
- Aralaganvila West
- Aralaganwila East
- Arunapura
- Bandanagala
- Bimpokuna
- Bogaswewa
- Dalukana
- Damanewewa
- Dimbulagala
- Divuldamana
- Ellewewa
- Gal Eliya
- Gomathiyaya
- Ihala Ellewewa
- Ihalawewa
- Jayapura
- Kalukele
- Kandegama
- Kanichchagala
- Kekuluwela
- Kudawewa
- Maguldamana
- Mahadamana
- Mahaulpatha
- Maldeniya
- Manampitiya
- Manampitiya East
- Meewathpura
- Millana
- Mudungama
- Navagaha Ela
- Nidanwala
- Nuwaragala
- Pahala Ellewewa
- Pahala Yakkure
- Pelatiyawa
- Pihitiwewa
- Pimburattewa East
- Pimburattewa West
- Rankethgama
- Rathmalthenna
- Sandagalathenna
- Selasumgama
- Siripura
- Track 05 Aralaganvila
- Ulpathwewa
- Veheragala
- Veheragama
- Warapitiya
- Weeralanda
- Weerana
- Wijayabapura
- Yakkure

## Quick answers

- Where is Medagama?In Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medagama?Aluthwewa, Jayapura, Kudawewa, Nelumwewa, Veheragama and Wijayabapura
- What is the best time to visit Medagama?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medagama?Aralaganwila Hospital, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medagama?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medagama?20, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medagama?CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medagama?LK7212025 (OCHA common operational dataset)