# Pallegama GN division, Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pallegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Hali-Ela DS Division # Pallegama Pallegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.09 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.1km² ## Where is Pallegama? Pallegama lies in [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Dehivinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/dehivinna/), [Hangiliella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hangiliella/), [Koskanuwegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/koskanuwegama/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/maligathenna/), [Metiwalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/metiwalalanda/), [Pahamunuthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pahamunuthota/), [Rahupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/rahupola/), [Udaperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/udaperuwa/) and [Ulugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ulugala/). By area it is the 2307th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Hali-Ela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/). The centre of Pallegama is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9329° N, 80.9601° E. Local names: පල්ලෙගම . 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 Pallegama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pallegama. - Pallegama - Wellawela 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 Pallegama 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 Pallegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ettampitiya Base Hospital · Etampitiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93469&mlon=80.98991#map=17/6.93469/80.98991) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Lunuwatta 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95594&mlon=80.92641#map=17/6.95594/80.92641) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) Hotel Hotel White Heaven · Etampitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93137&mlon=80.97681#map=17/6.93137/80.97681) 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 Wakkumbura Primary School · Pahamunuthota 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93596&mlon=80.96731#map=17/6.93596/80.96731) College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) Police station Ettampitiya Police Station · Etampitiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93597&mlon=80.98939#map=17/6.93597/80.98939) 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 Hali-Ela DS Division - Anthuduwawela - Beddegama - Bogahamaditta - Bogoda - Bulathwatta - Deegalla - Dehivinna - Dematawelhinna - Dickwella - Etampitiya - Gawela - Godegama - Hali-Ela - Hapuwalakumbura - Hethekma - Hinnarangolla - Imbulgoda - Imbulgoda - Jangulla - Kandana - Katugaha - Ketawala - Kirinda - Kokatiyamaluwa - Kudumahuwela - Kurukude - Landewela - Mahathenna - Mahawattagama - Maligathenna - Malitta - Medagama - Medapitigama - Morethota - Mugunumatha East - Mugunumatha West - Neludanda - Neluwa - Niliathugoda - Pahamunuthota - Panakanniya - Pattipola - Perahettiya - Samagipura - Springvalley - Springvalley Estate - Udagama - Udakohovila - Uduwara - Unagolla - Uva Mahawela - Warakadanda - Wegama - Welikemulla - Wepassawela - Wewelhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Pallegama?In Hali-Ela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pallegama?Dehivinna, Hangiliella, Koskanuwegama, Maligathenna, Metiwalalanda, Pahamunuthota, Rahupola, Udaperuwa and Ulugala - How many villages are in Pallegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pallegama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pallegama?Ettampitiya Base Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pallegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pallegama?ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallegama?Lanka filling station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pallegama?LK8124225 (OCHA common operational dataset)