# Ginidamana GN division, Welikanda DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/ginidamana/ Grama Niladhari division · Welikanda DS Division # Ginidamana Ginidamana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **4.98 km²**. - 5.0km² ## Where is Ginidamana? Ginidamana lies in [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Aluthwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/aluthwewa/), [Borawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/borawewa/), [Kudawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/kudawewa/), [Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/mahawewa/) and [Menikwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/menikwela/). By area it is the 2951st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/). The centre of Ginidamana is about 182 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8982° N, 81.1831° E. Local names: ගිණිදමන . 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 Ginidamana Named natural and historic features inside Ginidamana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Borawewa - Maha 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 Ginidamana 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Ginidamana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nephrology Hospital - Polonnaruwa · Manampitiya East 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92602&mlon=81.13029#map=17/7.92602/81.13029) Bank Peoples Bank · Welikanda 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94717&mlon=81.24706#map=17/7.94717/81.24706) ATM 20 · Divulana 14 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92143&mlon=81.18129#map=17/7.92143/81.18129) Hotel Hotel wela addra · Mahawewa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91810&mlon=81.17516#map=17/7.91810/81.17516) Mall New Nusky Jewellers · Kaduruwela West 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93363&mlon=81.03071#map=17/7.93363/81.03071) School Infinite Minds · Susirigama 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92854&mlon=81.19394#map=17/7.92854/81.19394) College Welikanda Central College · Welikanda 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95499&mlon=81.24602#map=17/7.95499/81.24602) Police station Kaduruwela · Kaduruwela West 16 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 Welikanda DS Division - Alinchipothana - Aluthwewa - Bo-Atta - Borawewa - Kadawathmaduwa - Kandakaduwa - Karapola - Katuwanvila East - Katuwanvila West - Kudapokuna - Madurangala - Mahawewa - Mahindagama - Malinda - Malvila - Mangulpokuna - Menikwela - Monarathenna - Muthugala - Muthuwella - Nawasenapura - Nelumwewa - Rideepokuna - Ruhunuketha - Sandunpitiya - Sevanapitiya - Sinhapura - Susirigama - Welikanda ## Quick answers - Where is Ginidamana?In Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ginidamana?Aluthwewa, Borawewa, Kudawewa, Mahawewa and Menikwela - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ginidamana?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ginidamana?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ginidamana?Nephrology Hospital - Polonnaruwa, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ginidamana?Peoples Bank, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ginidamana?20, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ginidamana?CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ginidamana?LK7210130 (OCHA common operational dataset)