# Uggashena GN division, Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/uggashena/ Grama Niladhari division · Athuraliya DS Division # Uggashena Uggashena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **7.61 km²**. - 7.6km² ## Where is Uggashena? Uggashena lies in [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Ransegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-north/), [Ransegoda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-south/), [Ransegoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/mulatiyana/ransegoda-west/), [Thalahagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/thalahagama-east/), [Vilpita East 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-east-1/), [Vilpita East 11](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-east-11/), [Vilpita West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/vilpita-west/) and [Wenagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/wenagama/). By area it is the 1711th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 12.1% of [Athuraliya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/athuraliya/). The centre of Uggashena is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1132° N, 80.5255° E. Local names: උග්ගස්හේන . 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 Uggashena Named natural and historic features inside Uggashena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Haliela Tank ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Kurunduwatte - Welihena - Wilpita Group 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 Uggashena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 95 Feb 27 79 Mar 28 107 Apr 28 182 May 28 194 Jun 27 106 Jul 27 89 Aug 27 115 Sep 27 161 Oct 27 231 Nov 27 285 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Uggashena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kamburupitiya Base Hospital · Gathara East 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09573&mlon=80.56472#map=17/6.09573/80.56472) Bank peoples Bank - Makandura · Makandura West 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14029&mlon=80.55677#map=17/6.14029/80.55677) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Cepetco · Akuressa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10194&mlon=80.47663#map=17/6.10194/80.47663) Hotel The Lake Hotel and Resort · Lenabatuwa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08397&mlon=80.53854#map=17/6.08397/80.53854) Mall Shopping Complex · Magamure 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08184&mlon=80.56637#map=17/6.08184/80.56637) School Ransegoda (North) School · Ransegoda North 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12668&mlon=80.55584#map=17/6.12668/80.55584) College Nilwala Training College · Vilpita East 11 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09060&mlon=80.52898#map=17/6.09060/80.52898) Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 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 Athuraliya DS Division - Athuraliya East - Athuraliya West - Balakawala - Dematapassa - Divithura - Godapitiya - Hawpe - Ihala Athuraliya - Kanahalagama - Kehelwala - Maragoda - Namburukanda - Pahala Athuraliya - Panadugama - Thalahagama East - Thalahagama West - Thibbotuwawa - Thibbotuwawa North - Urumutta - Urumutta South - Vilpita East 1 - Vilpita East 11 - Vilpita West - Walagepiyadda - Welihena - Wenagama - Yahamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Uggashena?In Athuraliya DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uggashena?Ransegoda North, Ransegoda South, Ransegoda West, Thalahagama East, Vilpita East 1, Vilpita East 11, Vilpita West and Wenagama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uggashena?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uggashena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Uggashena?Kamburupitiya Base Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uggashena?peoples Bank - Makandura, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uggashena?Commercial Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uggashena?Cepetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uggashena?LK3215055 (OCHA common operational dataset)