# Suravirugama GN division, Sooriyawewa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/suravirugama/

Grama Niladhari division · Sooriyawewa DS Division 

# Suravirugama

Suravirugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **9.68 km²**.

- 9.7km²

## Where is Suravirugama?

Suravirugama lies in [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Andarawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/andarawewa/), [Mahawelikada Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/mahawelikada-ara/), [Nugegalayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/sevanagala/nugegalayaya/), [Samajasewapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/samajasewapura/), [Sooriyawewa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/sooriyawewa-town/) and [Weliwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/weliwewa/). By area it is the 1268th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Sooriyawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/sooriyawewa/). The centre of Suravirugama is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3180° N, 81.0173° E. Local names: සුරුවිරුගම .

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 Suravirugama

Named natural and historic features inside Suravirugama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Suriya Wewa
- Wavegama 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 Suravirugama 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 Suravirugama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sooriyawewa hospital · Sooriyawewa Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30460&mlon=81.00413#map=17/6.30460/81.00413) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Embilipitiya Pallegama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33069&mlon=80.85755#map=17/6.33069/80.85755) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) 

Petrol pump Caltex · Sittarama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43507&mlon=81.13146#map=17/6.43507/81.13146) 

Hotel Hotel Akash - Sooriyawewa · Sooriyawewa Town 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30712&mlon=80.99626#map=17/6.30712/80.99626) 

School Aruna Preschool · Ihala Kumbukwewa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36721&mlon=81.02997#map=17/6.36721/81.02997) 

College KDU Southern Campus · Nugegalayaya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.35552&mlon=81.00523#map=17/6.35552/81.00523) 

Police station sevanagala police staion · Sevanagala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36074&mlon=80.91855#map=17/6.36074/80.91855) 

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 Sooriyawewa DS Division

- Aliolu Ara
- Andarawewa
- Beddewewa
- Bediganthota
- Habarattawala
- Hathporuwa
- Ihala Kumbukwewa
- Mahagalwewa
- Mahapelessa
- Mahawelikada Ara
- Meegaha Jadura
- Namadagaswewa
- Ranmuduwewa
- Samajasewapura
- Sooriyawewa Town
- Viharagala
- Wediwewa
- Weeriyagama
- Weliwewa
- Weniwel Ara

## Quick answers

- Where is Suravirugama?In Sooriyawewa DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Suravirugama?Andarawewa, Mahawelikada Ara, Nugegalayaya, Samajasewapura, Sooriyawewa Town and Weliwewa
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Suravirugama?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Suravirugama?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Suravirugama?Sooriyawewa hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Suravirugama?Peoples Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Suravirugama?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Suravirugama?Caltex, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Suravirugama?LK3303030 (OCHA common operational dataset)
