# Gampaha GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/gampaha/ Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division # Gampaha Gampaha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.6km² ## Where is Gampaha? Gampaha lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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: [Alagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/alagolla/), [Ilukwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ilukwela/), [Kerklis](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kerklis/), [St. Magret](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/st-magret/), [Udapussellawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/udapussellawa-north/), [Wathulanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nildandahinna/wathulanda-east/) and [Wewegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/wewegama/). By area it is the 5642nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Gampaha is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9981° N, 80.9313° E. Local names: ගම්පහ . 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 Gampaha Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gampaha. - Gampaha State 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 Gampaha Named natural and historic features inside Gampaha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Rathnodagama 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 Gampaha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gampaha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dimbulana Hospital · Dimbulana 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00928&mlon=80.95350#map=17/7.00928/80.95350) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Lunuwatta 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95594&mlon=80.92641#map=17/6.95594/80.92641) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) Hotel DE SILVA BAKE HOUSE & ROOMS · Udapussellawa North 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00012&mlon=80.90401#map=17/7.00012/80.90401) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Bright Stars Preschool · St. Magret 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98743&mlon=80.90882#map=17/6.98743/80.90882) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Police Station · Ragala 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01247&mlon=80.85848#map=17/7.01247/80.85848) 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 Uvaparanagama DS Division - Alagolla - Ambagasdowa - Balagala - Bambarapana - Beraliyapola - Busdulla - Dangamuwa - Daragala - Dimbulana - Downside - Ellanda - Ethkandawaka - Galahagama - Hangiliella - Hangunnawa - Hathkinda - Idamegama - Ilukwela - Karagahaulpatha - Kendagolla - Kerklis - Ketagoda - Kindigoda - Kirawanagama - Kodakumbura - Kohilegama - Koradekumbura - Kotawera Pahalagama - Kotawera Udagama - Kumarapattiya - Kurundugolla - Lunuwatta - Malapolagama - Malwattegama - Maspanna - Medagodagama - Medawela - Medipokuna - Metiwalalanda - Mudanawa - Pallewela - Panagoda - Pannalagama - Pannalawela - Paranagama - Perawella - Pitiyakumbura - Rahupola - Ranhawadigama - Rathamba - Ritikumbura - Sapugolla - Thawalampola - Thelhawadigama - Thuppitiya - Udaperuwa - Uduhawara - Ulugala - Uma Ela - Unapana - Voldemar - Welamedagama - Weliulla - Wethalawa - Wewegama - Yahala Arawa - Yalagamuwa ## Quick answers - Where is Gampaha?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gampaha?Alagolla, Ilukwela, Kerklis, St. Magret, Udapussellawa North, Wathulanda East and Wewegama - How many villages are in Gampaha?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gampaha?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gampaha?Dimbulana Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gampaha?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gampaha?PET, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gampaha?Cooparative Filling Station, about 8.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gampaha?LK8127055 (OCHA common operational dataset)