# Idamegama GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Idamegama Idamegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.34 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.3km² - 967 mtypical elevation ## Where is Idamegama? Idamegama lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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: [Dikpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/dikpitiya/), [Kandegedara Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kandegedara-town/), [Kirioruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kirioruwa/), [Kithulwattagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kithulwattagama/), [Ledgerwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ledgerwatta/) and [Soranathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/soranathota/). By area it is the 6144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Idamegama is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0297° N, 81.0243° E. Local names: ඉඩමේගම . 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 Idamegama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Idamegama. - Kandegama - Udalellagama 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 Idamegama Named natural and historic features inside Idamegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Sarnia Estate 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 Idamegama 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 155 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 24 102 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 Idamegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galauda Divisional Hospital · Bokanoruwa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04505&mlon=80.98239#map=17/7.04505/80.98239) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School soranatota pimary school · Soranathota 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02296&mlon=81.04440#map=17/7.02296/81.04440) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Soranathota DS Division - Ambagasdowa - Angoda - Boliyadda - Budugekanda - Dikpitiya - Egodawela - Idamepanguwa - Kandegedara Town - Ketakellagama - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Idamegama?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Idamegama?Dikpitiya, Kandegedara Town, Kirioruwa, Kithulwattagama, Ledgerwatta and Soranathota - How many villages are in Idamegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Idamegama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Idamegama?Galauda Divisional Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Idamegama?National Bank, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Idamegama?People's, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Idamegama?Ceypetco, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Idamegama?LK8115065 (OCHA common operational dataset)