# Ihalagama GN division, Ambalantota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ihalagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambalantota DS Division # Ihalagama Ihalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **6.15 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.2km² - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihalagama? Ihalagama lies in [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Bataatha North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/bataatha-north/), [Deniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/deniya/), [Eraminiyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/eraminiyaya/), [Hungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/hungama/), [Kattakaduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/tangalle/kattakaduwa-north/), [Miniethiliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/miniethiliya/), [Mulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/mulana/) and [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/pallegama/). By area it is the 2276th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/). The centre of Ihalagama is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1318° N, 80.9286° 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 **1 village, town or locality** in Ihalagama. - Hinara 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. - Ihalagama 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 Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 25 105 Mar 26 112 Apr 27 188 May 27 167 Jun 27 91 Jul 26 73 Aug 27 94 Sep 26 147 Oct 26 250 Nov 25 306 Dec 25 247 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 Arogya Hospital · Achariyagama 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16602&mlon=80.90912#map=17/6.16602/80.90912) Bank Peoples Bank · Angunakolapelessa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16481&mlon=80.89781#map=17/6.16481/80.89781) ATM Commercial Bank and ATM · Middeniya West 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24967&mlon=80.76434#map=17/6.24967/80.76434) Petrol pump Ambalantota Filling Station · Ambalanthota North 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02531#map=17/6.12280/81.02531) Hotel Star City Hotel · Kivula South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11106&mlon=80.95175#map=17/6.11106/80.95175) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Wijayaba School Buildings · Hungama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11226&mlon=80.93031#map=17/6.11226/80.93031) College School of Agriculture Agunakolapalassa · Yakagala 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15297&mlon=80.89450#map=17/6.15297/80.89450) Police station Hungama Policestation · Pallegama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11142&mlon=80.93271#map=17/6.11142/80.93271) 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 Ambalantota DS Division - Ambalanthota North - Ambalanthota South - Barawakumbuka - Bataatha North - Bataatha South - Beminiyanvila - Bolana North - Bolana South - Deniya - Ekkassa - Elegoda East - Elegoda West - Eraminiyaya - Ethbatuwa - Godakoggalla - Handunkatuwa - Hathagala - Hedavinna - Hungama - Jansagama - Kivula North - Kivula South - Koggalla - Kudabolana - Liyangasthota - Lunama North - Lunama South - Mahajandura - Malpettawa - Mamadala North - Mamadala South - Miniethiliya - Modara Piliwala - Mulana - Murawesihena - Nonagama - Pallegama - Palugaha Godella - Pingama - Poliyarwatta - Puhulyaya - Punchihenayagama - Ridiyagama - Rotawala - Rote - Siyambalakote - Thaligala - Thawaluvila - Uhapitagoda - Walawewatta East - Walawewatta West - Wanduruppa - Welipatanvila - Wetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Ihalagama?In Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihalagama?Bataatha North, Deniya, Eraminiyaya, Hungama, Kattakaduwa North, Miniethiliya, Mulana and Pallegama - How many villages are in Ihalagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ihalagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ihalagama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihalagama?Arogya Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihalagama?Peoples Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihalagama?Commercial Bank and ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihalagama?Ambalantota Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihalagama?LK3315120 (OCHA common operational dataset)