# Idamegama GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/idamegama/

Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division 

# Idamegama

Idamegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.98 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 22mapped services
- 1,031 mtypical elevation

## Where is Idamegama?

Idamegama lies in [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ella/), [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/halpe/), [Hettipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/hettipola/), [Kithalella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/kithalella/) and [Madhuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/madhuragama/). By area it is the 10263rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Idamegama is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8812° N, 81.0417° E. Local names: ඉඩමේගම .

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 Idamegama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Idamegama. The largest with a recorded population: Ella Town (5,000).

- Ella Town

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 Idamegama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 219 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 144 

Feb 22 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 25 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 25 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 22 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Idamegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Center · Ella 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank · Halpe 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88697&mlon=81.04104#map=17/6.88697/81.04104) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) 

Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) 

Hotel Ella Grand Mud · Idamegama 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88253&mlon=81.04281#map=17/6.88253/81.04281) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Halpe Central College · Halpe 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88840&mlon=81.04569#map=17/6.88840/81.04569) 

College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) 

Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87707&mlon=81.04839#map=17/6.87707/81.04839) 

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 Idamegama

Places mapped inside Idamegama in open map data, by type.

- Hotels20
- Restaurants2

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 Ella DS Division

- Ballaketuwa
- Beddewela
- Demodara
- Dodamgolla
- Dowa
- Ella
- Galtenhena
- Gawarawela
- Govussa
- Halpe
- Heeloya
- Hettipola
- Ilukpelessa
- Karandagolla
- Kirinda
- Kithalella
- Madhuragama
- Medawela West
- Millagama
- Namunukula
- Navulla
- Nawela East
- Nawela West
- Newberg
- Palleperuwa
- Piyarapandowa
- Pupula
- Pupula West
- Rawanaella
- Udukumbalwela
- Yahalewela

## Quick answers

- Where is Idamegama?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Idamegama?Ella, Halpe, Hettipola, Kithalella and Madhuragama
- How many villages are in Idamegama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Idamegama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Idamegama?Medical Center, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Idamegama?Samurdhi Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Idamegama?People's Bank ATM, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Idamegama?Ceypecto, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Idamegama?LK8136090 (OCHA common operational dataset)