# Urugamuwa North GN division, Dikwella DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Dikwella DS Division 

# Urugamuwa North

Urugamuwa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.79 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 151 mtypical elevation

## Where is Urugamuwa North?

Urugamuwa North lies in [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Bodarakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/bodarakanda/), [Nayakawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/beliatta/nayakawatta/), [Urugamuwa Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-central/), [Urugamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-east/), [Urugamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/urugamuwa-west/), [Walakanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-east/) and [Walakanda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kirinda-puhulwella/walakanda-south/). By area it is the 7483rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Dikwella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/dikwella/). The centre of Urugamuwa North is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0176° N, 80.6662° E. Local names: ඌරුගමුව උතුර .

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 Urugamuwa North

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Urugamuwa North. Settlements here lie between about 151 m and 152 m above sea level (median 151 m).

- Horigalwatta
- Ihalamulla
- Mellagasdeniya
- Udagangoda

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).

## Weather in Urugamuwa North 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 Urugamuwa North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bathigama Hospital · Batheegama Central 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96266&mlon=80.67739#map=17/5.96266/80.67739) 

Bank Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa · Urugamuwa South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00282&mlon=80.67006#map=17/6.00282/80.67006) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Devinuwara Nugegoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.92839&mlon=80.58887#map=17/5.92839/80.58887) 

Petrol pump Hunnadeniya Filling Station · Bambarenda South 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96153&mlon=80.65444#map=17/5.96153/80.65444) 

Hotel Jayananda Estate Villa · Urugamuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.00185&mlon=80.67929#map=17/6.00185/80.67929) 

Mall Kamburupitiya Shopping Mall · Magamure 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08177&mlon=80.56783#map=17/6.08177/80.56783) 

School Primary School · Urugamuwa East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01087&mlon=80.68289#map=17/6.01087/80.68289) 

College Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Ocean University of Sri Lanka · Mahawela 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.99063&mlon=80.72512#map=17/5.99063/80.72512) 

Police station Dickwella Police Station · Dickwella South 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.96418&mlon=80.69322#map=17/5.96418/80.69322) 

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 Dikwella DS Division

- Bambarenda Central
- Bambarenda East
- Bambarenda North
- Bambarenda South
- Bambarenda West
- Batheegama Central
- Batheegama East
- Batheegama West
- Belideniya
- Beliwatta
- Bodarakanda
- Dandeniya North
- Dandeniya South
- Dickwella Central
- Dickwella East
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura East
- Dickwella Muslim Yonakapura West
- Dickwella North
- Dickwella South
- Dodampahala Central
- Dodampahala East
- Dodampahala North
- Dodampahala South
- Dodampahala West
- Godauda
- Kottagoda
- Lunukalapuwa
- Pathegama Central
- Pathegama South
- Pohosathugoda
- Rannawala
- Rathmale
- Suduwella
- Urugamuwa
- Urugamuwa Central
- Urugamuwa East
- Urugamuwa South
- Urugamuwa West
- Walasgala East
- Walasgala West
- Wattegama
- Wattegama North
- Wattegama South
- Wehella
- Wehella North
- Wehella South
- Wevurukannala

## Quick answers

- Where is Urugamuwa North?In Dikwella DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Urugamuwa North?Bodarakanda, Nayakawatta, Urugamuwa Central, Urugamuwa East, Urugamuwa West, Walakanda East and Walakanda South
- How many villages are in Urugamuwa North?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Urugamuwa North?Settlements lie between 151 m and 152 m
- What is the best time to visit Urugamuwa North?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Urugamuwa North?Bathigama Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Urugamuwa North?Cummunity Base Bank - Urugamuwa, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Urugamuwa North?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urugamuwa North?Hunnadeniya Filling Station, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Urugamuwa North?LK3248005 (OCHA common operational dataset)