# Medawelagama GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/medawelagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Medawelagama Medawelagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.01 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 1mapped services - 987 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medawelagama? Medawelagama lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/), [Meedumpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meedumpitiya/), [Millabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/millabedda/) and [Paramahankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/). By area it is the 2932nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Medawelagama is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9662° N, 81.1726° E. Local names: මැදවෙලගම . 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 Medawelagama Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Medawelagama. Settlements here lie between about 925 m and 990 m above sea level (median 987 m). - Egodagala - Egodagodaarawa - El Teb State - Kirigalagama - Medawelagama 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 Medawelagama Named natural and historic features inside Medawelagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - El-teb Group - El-teb Group Lower Division - El-teb Group Upper 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 Medawelagama 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 175 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 25 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 Medawelagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Chanrich Holiday Resort · Passara Town East 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93467&mlon=81.15992#map=17/6.93467/81.15992) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Medawelagama School · Medawelagama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97238&mlon=81.16988#map=17/6.97238/81.16988) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Medawelagama Places mapped inside Medawelagama in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gerandiella - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Medawelagama?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medawelagama?Madugasthalawa South, Maligathenna, Meedumpitiya, Millabedda and Paramahankada - How many villages are in Medawelagama?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Medawelagama?Settlements lie between 925 m and 990 m - What is the best time to visit Medawelagama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Medawelagama?Hopton Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medawelagama?People's Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medawelagama?Sampath, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medawelagama?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medawelagama?LK8118055 (OCHA common operational dataset)