# Yapamma GN division, Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Lunugala DS Division 

# Yapamma

Yapamma is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.04 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.0km²
- 1,012 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yapamma?

Yapamma 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/), [Hopton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/hopton/), [Kottalbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/kottalbedda/), [Mahadowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/), [Peessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/peessagama/) and [Sumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sumudugama/). By area it is the 2912th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Lunugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/). The centre of Yapamma is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0058° N, 81.1908° E. Local names: යපම්ම .

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 Yapamma

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

- Yapamma
- Yapammagama

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 Yapamma

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

### Estates

3 estates.

- Ambalangoda
- Kinagoda
- Yapame Group Yapamma 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 Yapamma 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 200 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 25 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 25 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 25 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 23 289 

Dec 22 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yapamma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 4.3 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 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Mahadowa Sinhala School · Gerandiella 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00567&mlon=81.16578#map=17/7.00567/81.16578) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 9.1 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 4.9 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
- Weragoda
- Wewabedda

## Quick answers

- Where is Yapamma?In Lunugala DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yapamma?Gerandiella, Hopton, Kottalbedda, Mahadowa, Peessagama and Sumudugama
- How many villages are in Yapamma?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Yapamma?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yapamma?Hopton Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yapamma?People's Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yapamma?People's, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yapamma?IOC Gas Station, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yapamma?LK8119115 (OCHA common operational dataset)