# Padavigama GN division, Lunugamwehera DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/padavigama/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugamwehera DS Division # Padavigama Padavigama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **19.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 19.1km² - 78 mtypical elevation ## Where is Padavigama? Padavigama lies in [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/bogahawewa/), [Lunugamvehera New Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/lunugamvehera-new-town/), [Mattala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/mattala/), [Muwanwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/muwanwewa/), [Punchiappujandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/punchiappujandura/), [Seenukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/seenukkuwa/) and [Weeravil Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/weeravil-ara/). By area it is the 511th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.7% of [Lunugamwehera DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/). The centre of Padavigama is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3586° N, 81.1677° E. Local names: පඩවිගම . 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 Padavigama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Padavigama. - Padawkema - Unatuwewa 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 Padavigama Named natural and historic features inside Padavigama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Beeraigama Wewa - Madagam Kadawara Wewa - Padavkema Wewa - Punchiappujandura 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 Padavigama 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 Padavigama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Thanamalwila · Sittarama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43542&mlon=81.13071#map=17/6.43542/81.13071) Bank DFCC Vardhana Bank · Medawelena 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28419&mlon=81.26670#map=17/6.28419/81.26670) ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) Petrol pump Caltex · Sittarama 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43507&mlon=81.13146#map=17/6.43507/81.13146) Hotel Kirindioya Village · Ranawarnawa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41302&mlon=81.13728#map=17/6.41302/81.13728) School Bridge 2 Peace Montessori · Lunugamvehera New Town 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34333&mlon=81.20176#map=17/6.34333/81.20176) College Debarawewa Janadhipathi College OSA · Kachcheriyagama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28333&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.28333/81.28329) Police station Police Station Thanmalwila · Sittarama 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43766&mlon=81.13111#map=17/6.43766/81.13111) 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 Lunugamwehera DS Division - Abhayapura - Agbopura - Angunakolawewa - Beralihela - Bogahawewa - Dewramvehera - Dutugemunupura - Ittanwekada - Jayagama - Karambawewa - Keerthipura - Kendagasmankada - Lunugamvehera New Town - Maha Aluth Gam Ara - Mahanagapura - Mattala - Mihindupura - Muwanwewa - Pahala Mattala - Parakramapura - Punchiappujandura - Rambukwewa - Ranasiripura - Ranawarnawa - Saddhathissapura - Saddhathissapura New Town - Saliyapura - Samanpura - Seenimunna - Senapura - Singhapura - Veheragala - Weeravil Ara - Weeravila - Weligatta ## Quick answers - Where is Padavigama?In Lunugamwehera DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Padavigama?Bogahawewa, Lunugamvehera New Town, Mattala, Muwanwewa, Punchiappujandura, Seenukkuwa and Weeravil Ara - How many villages are in Padavigama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Padavigama?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Padavigama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Padavigama?District Hospital-Thanamalwila, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Padavigama?DFCC Vardhana Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Padavigama?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Padavigama?Caltex, about 9.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Padavigama?LK3306035 (OCHA common operational dataset)