# Amarathungagama GN division, Angunakolapelessa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/amarathungagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Angunakolapelessa DS Division # Amarathungagama Amarathungagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **5.09 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.1km² - 2mapped services - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Amarathungagama? Amarathungagama lies in [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kohombagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/kohombagaswewa/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/pahalagama/), [Sooriyapokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/sooriyapokuna/) and [Uswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/uswewa/). By area it is the 2872nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Angunakolapelessa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/angunakolapelessa/). The centre of Amarathungagama is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.2251° N, 80.8715° E. Local names: අමරතුංගගම . 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 Amarathungagama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Amarathungagama. Settlements here lie between about 41 m and 62 m above sea level (median 54 m). - Amaratungama - Atapattugama - Disawagegama 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 Amarathungagama Named natural and historic features inside Amarathungagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Gal 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 Amarathungagama 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 Amarathungagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Amarathungagama 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.23439&mlon=80.88006#map=17/6.23439/80.88006) Bank HNB · Angunakolapelessa 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16658&mlon=80.89803#map=17/6.16658/80.89803) ATM Com Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33184&mlon=80.85456#map=17/6.33184/80.85456) Petrol pump Lanka Petrol station · Murungasyaya West 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.24920&mlon=80.76426#map=17/6.24920/80.76426) Hotel Avanya hotel & restaurant · Kankanamgama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17952&mlon=80.89932#map=17/6.17952/80.89932) Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) School Secondary School · Amarathungagama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.22037&mlon=80.87454#map=17/6.22037/80.87454) College SL Army Vocational Training College · Hingura 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.26725&mlon=80.88497#map=17/6.26725/80.88497) Police station Angunukolapeless · Angunakolapelessa 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16547&mlon=80.89692#map=17/6.16547/80.89692) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Amarathungagama Places mapped inside Amarathungagama in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Angunakolapelessa DS Division - Abesekaragama - Achariyagama - Aluthwewa - Angunakolapelessa - Attanayala East - Attanayala West - Binkama - Bogamuwa - Dabarella North - Dabarella South - Daha Amuna - Dandenigama - Debokkawa North - Debokkawa South - Dikwewa - Dimbulgoda - Gajanayakagama - Gurunnehege Ara - Guruwala - Hakuruwela - Heenbunna - Helekada - Indigetawela - Jandura - Julamulla - Kailawelpotawa - Kalawelwala - Kankanamgama - Karagahawala - Kariyamaditta - Kendaketiya - Kohombagaswewa - Kotawaya - Makuladeniya - Meda Ara - Medagoda - Medayala - Metigathwala - Netalaporuwa - Pahalagama - Rathmalwala - Sooriyapokuna - Thalamporuwa - Thalawa North - Thalawa South - Udayala - Uswewa - Wakamulla - Weeragaswewa - Yakagala ## Quick answers - Where is Amarathungagama?In Angunakolapelessa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Amarathungagama?Kohombagaswewa, Pahalagama, Sooriyapokuna and Uswewa - How many villages are in Amarathungagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Amarathungagama?Settlements lie between 41 m and 62 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Amarathungagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Amarathungagama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Amarathungagama?Rural Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Amarathungagama?HNB, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Amarathungagama?Com Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amarathungagama?Lanka Petrol station, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Amarathungagama?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Amarathungagama?LK3318065 (OCHA common operational dataset)