# Ekiriya GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/ekiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Ekiriya Ekiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.3km² - 327 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ekiriya? Ekiriya lies in [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Demodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/demodara/), [Ellanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/ellanda/), [Galwelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/galwelagama/), [Metigahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/metigahathenna/), [Morahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/morahela/), [Palawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palawatta/), [Pitamaruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/pitamaruwa/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/wewathenna/). By area it is the 2208th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Ekiriya is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0790° N, 81.1213° E. Local names: ඇකිරිය . 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 Ekiriya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ekiriya. - Bakmilanoa 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 Ekiriya Named natural and historic features inside Ekiriya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Embillawelthenna - Udagama 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 Ekiriya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 485 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 26 144 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 102 Apr 29 155 May 29 128 Jun 29 62 Jul 29 50 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 112 Oct 28 221 Nov 27 289 Dec 26 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ekiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද · Demodara 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04913&mlon=81.11020#map=17/7.04913/81.11020) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) 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 Morahela Maha Vidyalaya · Ketawatta 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09687&mlon=81.08732#map=17/7.09687/81.08732) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Lunugala DS Division - Alakolagala - Arawakumbura - Attanagolla - Batawatta - Gallulla - Galwelagama - Hopton - Janathapura - Janathapura North - Janathapura South - Kottalbedda - Lunugala Town - Madulsima - Maduwatta - Mahadowa - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Wewabedda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Ekiriya?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ekiriya?Demodara, Ellanda, Galwelagama, Metigahathenna, Morahela, Palawatta, Pitamaruwa and Wewathenna - How many villages are in Ekiriya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ekiriya?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ekiriya?Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ekiriya?People's Bank, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ekiriya?People's, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ekiriya?IOC Gas Station, about 9.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ekiriya?LK8119005 (OCHA common operational dataset)