# Medagama GN division, Neluwa DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/medagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Neluwa DS Division 

# Medagama

Medagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Neluwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **3.09 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.1km²
- 157 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medagama?

Medagama lies in [Neluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Ihala Gigummaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-gigummaduwa/), [Ihala Maddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/ihala-maddegama/), [Lelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/lelwala/), [Mawanana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/mawanana/), [Neluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/neluwa/), [Pahala Gigummaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/pahala-gigummaduwa/) and [Pahala Maddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/pahala-maddegama/). By area it is the 4802nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Neluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/). The centre of Medagama is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3594° N, 80.3725° 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).

## Villages and localities in Medagama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Medagama.

- Pahala Medagama

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).

## Weather in Medagama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

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 Rural Hospital · Neluwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37970&mlon=80.37432#map=17/6.37970/80.37432) 

Bank BOC Bank,Neluwa · Neluwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37800&mlon=80.36206#map=17/6.37800/80.36206) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Grand Charuka Hotel · Neluwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37779&mlon=80.36332#map=17/6.37779/80.36332) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Naritasan Bunka Kindergarten · Neluwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.38101&mlon=80.36927#map=17/6.38101/80.36927) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) 

Police station Neluwa Police Station · Neluwa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37972&mlon=80.35890#map=17/6.37972/80.35890) 

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 Neluwa DS Division

- Batuwangala
- Batuwangala West
- Danawala
- Dellawa
- Dewalegama East
- Dewalegama West
- Ebalagedara North
- Ehelapitiya
- Embalegedara South
- Happitiya
- Ihala Gigummaduwa
- Ihala Lelwala
- Ihala Maddegama
- Ihala Millawa
- Kosmulla
- Koswatta
- Lankagama
- Lelwala
- Maddegama East
- Madugeta
- Mavita East
- Mavita West
- Mawanana
- Millawa West
- Miyanawathura
- Neluwa
- Pahala Gigummaduwa
- Pahala Maddegama
- Pahala Millawa
- Panagoda
- Pannimulla
- Thambalagama
- Warukandeniya

## Quick answers

- Where is Medagama?In Neluwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medagama?Ihala Gigummaduwa, Ihala Maddegama, Lelwala, Mawanana, Neluwa, Pahala Gigummaduwa and Pahala Maddegama
- How many villages are in Medagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Medagama?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medagama?Rural Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medagama?BOC Bank,Neluwa, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medagama?Commercial Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medagama?Neluwa Filling Station, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medagama?LK3121120 (OCHA common operational dataset)