# Kotawera Pahalagama GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-pahalagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Kotawera Pahalagama

Kotawera Pahalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.96 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.0km²
- 1,049 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kotawera Pahalagama?

Kotawera Pahalagama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Divithotawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/divithotawela/), [Downside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/downside/), [Kotawera Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-udagama/), [Puhulpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puhulpola/) and [Welimada Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-town/). By area it is the 10358th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Kotawera Pahalagama is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9126° N, 80.9231° E. Local names: කොටවෙර පහළගම .

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 Kotawera Pahalagama

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kotawera Pahalagama.

- Kotawara
- Kotawera Pahalagama
- Pahala Kotawara

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).

## Weather in Kotawera Pahalagama 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 237 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 24 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 21 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kotawera Pahalagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ayurweda hospital · Divithotawela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90207&mlon=80.92047#map=17/6.90207/80.92047) 

Bank People's Bank · Welimada Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90365&mlon=80.91260#map=17/6.90365/80.91260) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Emerald Grand Hotel · Divithotawela 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90258&mlon=80.92141#map=17/6.90258/80.92141) 

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

School Welimada Central College · Welimada Town 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90772&mlon=80.91904#map=17/6.90772/80.91904) 

College Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management - Bandarawela · Wewathenna 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84761&mlon=80.97401#map=17/6.84761/80.97401) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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
- Gampaha
- Hangiliella
- Hangunnawa
- Hathkinda
- Idamegama
- Ilukwela
- Karagahaulpatha
- Kendagolla
- Kerklis
- Ketagoda
- Kindigoda
- Kirawanagama
- Kodakumbura
- Kohilegama
- Koradekumbura
- 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 Kotawera Pahalagama?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kotawera Pahalagama?Divithotawela, Downside, Kotawera Udagama, Puhulpola and Welimada Town
- How many villages are in Kotawera Pahalagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kotawera Pahalagama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kotawera Pahalagama?ayurweda hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kotawera Pahalagama?People's Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kotawera Pahalagama?ATM, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotawera Pahalagama?Lanka filling station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kotawera Pahalagama?LK8127335 (OCHA common operational dataset)