# Weragoda GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/weragoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division 

# Weragoda

Weragoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.95 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.0km²
- 583 mtypical elevation

## Where is Weragoda?

Weragoda 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 7 other GN divisions: [Elhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/elhena/), [Kinnarabowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kinnarabowa/), [Pallekiruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/pallekiruwa/), [Pitadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/pitadeniya/), [Sooriyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sooriyagoda/), [Udakiruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udakiruwa/) and [Udapanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udapanguwa/). By area it is the 1632nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Weragoda is about 153 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0274° N, 81.2326° E. Local names: වේරගොඩ .

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 Weragoda

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Weragoda.

- Sooriyagodagama Wattegoda
- Waragoda

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 Weragoda

Named natural and historic features inside Weragoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Cocoawatta

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 Weragoda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 229 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 and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 144 

Feb 25 106 

Mar 26 102 

Apr 27 155 

May 28 128 

Jun 27 62 

Jul 27 50 

Aug 28 64 

Sep 28 112 

Oct 27 221 

Nov 25 289 

Dec 24 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Weragoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lunugala District Hospital · Sumudugama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03755&mlon=81.20092#map=17/7.03755/81.20092) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 20 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 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) 

Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) 

School Lunugala Central College · Attanagolla 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04181&mlon=81.20586#map=17/7.04181/81.20586) 

College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 11 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 3.9 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 North
- Janathapura South
- Kottalbedda
- Lunugala Town
- Madulsima
- Maduwatta
- Mahadowa
- Metigahathenna
- Millabedda
- Pallekiruwa
- Peessagama
- Rendapola
- Sooriyagoda
- Sumudugama
- Udakiruwa
- Udapanguwa
- Wewabedda
- Yapamma

## Quick answers

- Where is Weragoda?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Weragoda?Elhena, Kinnarabowa, Pallekiruwa, Pitadeniya, Sooriyagoda, Udakiruwa and Udapanguwa
- How many villages are in Weragoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Weragoda?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Weragoda?Lunugala District Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Weragoda?People's Bank, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Weragoda?People's, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weragoda?IOC Gas Station, about 3.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Weragoda?LK8119095 (OCHA common operational dataset)
