# Gampaha GN division, Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/gampaha/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Gampaha Gampaha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.34 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.3km² - 2mapped services - 450 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gampaha? Gampaha lies in [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ampitithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ampitithenna/), [Bambara Pokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/bambara-pokuna/), [Divulgasmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/divulgasmulla/), [Kelipanawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kelipanawela/), [Kolongasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kolongasthenna/) and [Poonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/poonagala/). By area it is the 1796th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Gampaha is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7189° N, 81.0394° E. Local names: ගම්පහ . 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 Gampaha Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gampaha. Settlements here lie between about 418 m and 550 m above sea level (median 450 m). - Diyaluma - Edandewela - Gampaha - Uva Gampaha - Uva Mawelagama 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 Gampaha Named natural and historic features inside Gampaha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 waterfall. - Diyaluma Falls ### Estates 1 estate. - Diyaluma 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 Gampaha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 362 m lower 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 25 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 28 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 28 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gampaha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank BOC · Koslanda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74343&mlon=81.01830#map=17/6.74343/81.01830) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koslanda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74442&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74442/81.01810) Hotel Diyaluma Falls inn · Gampaha 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72796&mlon=81.03066#map=17/6.72796/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gampaha Vidyalaya - Mawelagama · Gampaha 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71752&mlon=81.03469#map=17/6.71752/81.03469) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Gampaha Places mapped inside Gampaha in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Haldummulla DS Division - Akkara Seeya - Amilagama - Ampitithenna - Bambara Pokuna - Beragala - Divulgasmulla - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahakanda - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Moraketiya - Nikapotha East - Nikapotha West - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Gampaha?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gampaha?Ampitithenna, Bambara Pokuna, Divulgasmulla, Kelipanawela, Kolongasthenna and Poonagala - How many villages are in Gampaha?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gampaha?Settlements lie between 418 m and 550 m - What is the best time to visit Gampaha?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Gampaha?Koslanda District Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gampaha?BOC, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gampaha?Bank of ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gampaha?Ceypetco, about 3.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gampaha?LK8142075 (OCHA common operational dataset)