# Janathapura GN division, Lunugala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division # Janathapura Janathapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.33 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.3km² - 1,050 mtypical elevation ## Where is Janathapura? Janathapura 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: [Batawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/batawatta/), [Janathapura North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-north/), [Janathapura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/janathapura-south/), [Madulsima](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/madulsima/), [Sumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sumudugama/) and [Udapanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udapanguwa/). By area it is the 3450th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Janathapura is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0485° N, 81.1829° E. Local names: ජනතාපුර . 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 Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Janathapura. Settlements here lie between about 838 m and 1,057 m above sea level (median 1,050 m). - Janathapura - Kivulegama - Kohilawatta - Shawlands 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 Janathapura Named natural and historic features inside Janathapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Shawlands 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 Janathapura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 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 22 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 24 221 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 Janathapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunugala District Hospital · Sumudugama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03755&mlon=81.20092#map=17/7.03755/81.20092) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 15 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 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Lunugala Resthouse · Attanagolla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03832&mlon=81.20171#map=17/7.03832/81.20171) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Lunugala Central College · Attanagolla 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04181&mlon=81.20586#map=17/7.04181/81.20586) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 5.1 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 2.3 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 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 Janathapura?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Janathapura?Batawatta, Janathapura North, Janathapura South, Madulsima, Sumudugama and Udapanguwa - How many villages are in Janathapura?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Janathapura?Settlements lie between 838 m and 1,057 m - What is the best time to visit Janathapura?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Janathapura?Lunugala District Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Janathapura?People's Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Janathapura?People's, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Janathapura?IOC Gas Station, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Janathapura?LK8119060 (OCHA common operational dataset)