# Sandungama GN division, Thissamaharama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/sandungama/ Grama Niladhari division · Thissamaharama DS Division # Sandungama Sandungama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thissamaharama DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **4.99 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 9mapped services - 32 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sandungama? Sandungama lies in [Thissamaharama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Debarawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/debarawewa/), [Dutugemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/dutugemunupura/), [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/ekamuthugama/), [Jayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/jayagama/), [Kachcheriyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/kachcheriyagama/), [Mahasenpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/mahasenpura/), [Saddhathissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/lunugamwehera/saddhathissapura/), [Sandagiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/sandagiripura/) and [Vijithapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/vijithapura/). By area it is the 2945th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Thissamaharama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/). The centre of Sandungama is about 172 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3038° N, 81.2744° E. Local names: සඳුන්ගම . 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 Sandungama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sandungama. - Maha Akurangoda - Sittarawila 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 Sandungama Named natural and historic features inside Sandungama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tissa 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 Sandungama 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 Sandungama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Debarawewa Hospital · Debarawewa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28562&mlon=81.26855#map=17/6.28562/81.26855) Bank DFCC Vardhana Bank · Medawelena 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28419&mlon=81.26670#map=17/6.28419/81.26670) ATM Sampath SET · Thissamaharama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27697&mlon=81.28874#map=17/6.27697/81.28874) Petrol pump IOC · Medawelena 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28466&mlon=81.26697#map=17/6.28466/81.26697) Hotel Lake Edge · Ekamuthugama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30009&mlon=81.27015#map=17/6.30009/81.27015) School Debarawewa National School · Gangasiripura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28376&mlon=81.26581#map=17/6.28376/81.26581) College Debarawewa Janadhipathi College OSA · Kachcheriyagama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28333&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.28333/81.28329) Police station Tissamaharama · Shuddha Nagaraya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27596&mlon=81.29050#map=17/6.27596/81.29050) 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 Sandungama Places mapped inside Sandungama in open map data, by type. - Hotels9 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 Thissamaharama DS Division - Andaragasyaya - Anjaligala - Dambewelena - Debarawewa - Ekamuthugama - Ellagala - Gangasiripura - Gemunupura - Gonagamuwa - Gotabhayapura - Halmillawa - Joolpallama - Kachcheriyagama - Kawanthissapura - Kirinda - Konwelena - Magama - Mahasenpura - Mahindapura - Medawelena - Molakepoopathana - Nedigamvila - Pannagamuwa - Polgahawelena - Rana Keliya - Randunu Watta - Rathnelumwalayaya - Rohanapura - Rubberwatta - Saliyapura - Sandagiripura - Senapura - Shuddha Nagaraya - Thissamaharama - Thissapura - Uddhakandara - Uduvila - Viharamahadevipura - Vijithapura - Weerahela - Welipothewala - Wijayapura - Yodhakandiya ## Quick answers - Where is Sandungama?In Thissamaharama DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sandungama?Debarawewa, Dutugemunupura, Ekamuthugama, Jayagama, Kachcheriyagama, Mahasenpura, Saddhathissapura, Sandagiripura and Vijithapura - How many villages are in Sandungama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sandungama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sandungama?February to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sandungama?Debarawewa Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sandungama?DFCC Vardhana Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sandungama?Sampath SET, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandungama?IOC, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sandungama?LK3309070 (OCHA common operational dataset)