# Pitamaruwa GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/pitamaruwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Pitamaruwa Pitamaruwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **7.57 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.6km² - 1,184 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitamaruwa? Pitamaruwa lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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: [Ekiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/ekiriya/), [Metigahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/metigahathenna/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/polwatta/), [Roberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/roberiya/), [Watagommana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/watagommana/), [Wewabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/wewabedda/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/wewathenna/). By area it is the 1732nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.0% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Pitamaruwa is about 143 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1083° N, 81.1368° E. Local names: පිටමාරුව . 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 Pitamaruwa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pitamaruwa. - Pitamaruwa - Sooriyagolla - Wewathenna 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 Pitamaruwa Named natural and historic features inside Pitamaruwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Rathkele 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 Pitamaruwa 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 (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 372 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 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitamaruwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pitmaaruwa Hospital · Roberiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13071&mlon=81.12910#map=17/7.13071/81.12910) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 10 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 3.6 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 5.5 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 10.0 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Balagolla - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Pitamaruwa?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitamaruwa?Ekiriya, Metigahathenna, Polwatta, Roberiya, Watagommana, Wewabedda and Wewathenna - How many villages are in Pitamaruwa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitamaruwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitamaruwa?Pitmaaruwa Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitamaruwa?People's Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitamaruwa?People's, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitamaruwa?IOC Gas Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pitamaruwa?LK8109045 (OCHA common operational dataset)