# Hopton GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/hopton/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Hopton Hopton is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.70 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 1mapped services - 1,096 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hopton? Hopton 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 6 other GN divisions: [Gerandiella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/), [Maduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/maduwatta/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/), [Peessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/peessagama/), [Rendapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/rendapola/) and [Yapamma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/yapamma/). By area it is the 4051st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Hopton is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9892° N, 81.1894° E. Local names: හොප්ටන් . 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 Hopton Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Hopton. - Hoptongama - Wadukanda 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 Hopton Named natural and historic features inside Hopton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Hopton Group Ambalangoda Division - Hopton Group Bungalow Division - Kehelwatta Division 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 Hopton and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 284 m higher 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 and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hopton Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 14 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 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Medawelagama School · Medawelagama 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97238&mlon=81.16988#map=17/6.97238/81.16988) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 6.7 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hopton Places mapped inside Hopton in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Lunugala DS Division - Alakolagala - Arawakumbura - Attanagolla - Batawatta - Ekiriya - Gallulla - Galwelagama - 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 Hopton?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hopton?Gerandiella, Maduwatta, Maligathenna, Peessagama, Rendapola and Yapamma - How many villages are in Hopton?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Hopton?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Hopton?Hopton Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hopton?People's Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hopton?People's, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hopton?IOC Gas Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Hopton?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Hopton?LK8119130 (OCHA common operational dataset)