# Poonagala GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/poonagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Poonagala Poonagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **14.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.1km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Poonagala? Poonagala 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 10 other GN divisions: [Ambadandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambadandegama/), [Ampitithenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/ampitithenna/), [Dimbulamure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/dimbulamure/), [Divulgasmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/divulgasmulla/), [Galbokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/galbokka/), [Gampaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/gampaha/), [Koslanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/koslanda/), [Kurugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kurugama/), [Liyangahawela Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/liyangahawela-watta/) and [Mahakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/mahakanda/). By area it is the 774th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Poonagala is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7742° N, 81.0579° E. Local names: පූනාගල . 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 Poonagala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Poonagala. - Fellside - Poonagala - Poonagalla - Poonagalla 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 Poonagala Named natural and historic features inside Poonagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 7 estates. - Arnhalla - Broughton - Cabragalla - Lunugalla - Poonagalla - Poonagalla Group - Udahena 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 Poonagala 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 Poonagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambatenne Divisional Hospital · Dambethenna 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78823&mlon=81.01117#map=17/6.78823/81.01117) Bank Peoples Bank · Koslanda 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74397&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74397/81.01810) 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 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74442&mlon=81.01810#map=17/6.74442/81.01810) Hotel Ella Ravan Cottage · Kurugama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80951&mlon=81.07239#map=17/6.80951/81.07239) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Poonagala Sinhala Vidyalaya · Poonagala 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77647&mlon=81.04707#map=17/6.77647/81.04707) College Dharmashoka College,Bandarawela · Thanthiriya 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83121&mlon=81.00120#map=17/6.83121/81.00120) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 6.2 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 Poonagala Places mapped inside Poonagala in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahakanda - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Moraketiya - Nikapotha East - Nikapotha West - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Poonagala?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poonagala?Ambadandegama, Ampitithenna, Dimbulamure, Divulgasmulla, Galbokka, Gampaha, Koslanda, Kurugama, Liyangahawela Watta and Mahakanda - How many villages are in Poonagala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Poonagala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Poonagala?Dambatenne Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poonagala?Peoples Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poonagala?Bank of ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poonagala?Ceypetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poonagala?LK8142065 (OCHA common operational dataset)