# Kotabakma GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kotabakma/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Kotabakma Kotabakma is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.62 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Kotabakma? Kotabakma 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ampitithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ampitithenna/), [Dambethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/dambethenna/), [Kelipanawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kelipanawela/), [Koslanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/koslanda/), [Lemasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/lemasthota/), [Ranasinghegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ranasinghegama/) and [Welanvita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/welanvita/). By area it is the 2074th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Kotabakma is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7457° N, 81.0126° E. Local names: කොටබක්ම . 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 Kotabakma Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kotabakma. - Kotabathma - Meeriyabedda State 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 Kotabakma Named natural and historic features inside Kotabakma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Koslanda - Letchimi Thotam - Meeriabedde 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 Kotabakma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kotabakma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Peoples Bank · Koslanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74397&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74397/81.01810) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koslanda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74442&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74442/81.01810) Hotel Koslanda Rest · Kotabakma 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74078&mlon=81.01178#map=17/6.74078/81.01178) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Koslanda Central College · Ampitithenna 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74009&mlon=81.01689#map=17/6.74009/81.01689) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 1.0 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 Kotabakma Places mapped inside Kotabakma in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Gampaha - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - 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 Kotabakma?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotabakma?Ampitithenna, Dambethenna, Kelipanawela, Koslanda, Lemasthota, Ranasinghegama and Welanvita - How many villages are in Kotabakma?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kotabakma?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotabakma?Koslanda District Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotabakma?Peoples Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotabakma?Bank of ceylon, about 6.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotabakma?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotabakma?LK8142050 (OCHA common operational dataset)