# Janathapura North GN division, Lunugala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Janathapura North Janathapura North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.51 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.5km² - 952 mtypical elevation ## Where is Janathapura North? Janathapura North 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: [Alakolagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/alakolagala/), [Arawakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/arawakumbura/), [Batawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/batawatta/), [Egoda Kotagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/egoda-kotagama/), [Janathapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura/), [Kotagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kotagama/), [Udapanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udapanguwa/) and [Wewabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/wewabedda/). By area it is the 2621st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Janathapura North is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0687° N, 81.1798° E. Local names: ජනතාපුර උතුර . 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 Janathapura North Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Janathapura North. Settlements here lie between about 896 m and 966 m above sea level (median 952 m). - Elamalpota - Helamalpotha - Janathapura North 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 Janathapura North 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 Janathapura North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Matigahatenna hospital · Wewabedda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06986&mlon=81.16200#map=17/7.06986/81.16200) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 16 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 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Batawatta Tamil School · Wewabedda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06645&mlon=81.16356#map=17/7.06645/81.16356) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 3.7 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 3.5 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 - Ekiriya - Gallulla - Galwelagama - Hopton - Janathapura - Janathapura South - Kottalbedda - Lunugala Town - Madulsima - Maduwatta - Mahadowa - Metigahathenna - Millabedda - Pallekiruwa - Peessagama - Rendapola - Sooriyagoda - Sumudugama - Udakiruwa - Udapanguwa - Weragoda - Wewabedda - Yapamma ## Quick answers - Where is Janathapura North?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Janathapura North?Alakolagala, Arawakumbura, Batawatta, Egoda Kotagama, Janathapura, Kotagama, Udapanguwa and Wewabedda - How many villages are in Janathapura North?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Janathapura North?Settlements lie between 896 m and 966 m - What is the best time to visit Janathapura North?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Janathapura North?Matigahatenna hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Janathapura North?People's Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Janathapura North?People's, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Janathapura North?IOC Gas Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Janathapura North?LK8119025 (OCHA common operational dataset)