# Kotawera Udagama GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division

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

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Kotawera Udagama

Kotawera Udagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.43 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,113 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kotawera Udagama?

Kotawera Udagama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Downside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/downside/), [Hangiliella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hangiliella/), [Kendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kendagolla/), [Kotawera Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-pahalagama/), [Puhulpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puhulpola/) and [Yahala Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/yahala-arawa/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Kotawera Udagama is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9212° N, 80.9271° E. Local names: කොටවෙර උඩගම .

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 Udagama

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kotawera Udagama.

- Ihala Kotawara
- Kotawera Udagama
- Moragolla
- Paretota

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 Udagama 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 (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 301 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 21 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 24 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 23 221 

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 Udagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Downside Divisional Hospital · Kendagolla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93326&mlon=80.92497#map=17/6.93326/80.92497) 

Bank NSB · Welimada Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90637&mlon=80.91023#map=17/6.90637/80.91023) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Thushara Hotel Welimada · Welimada Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90529&mlon=80.91599#map=17/6.90529/80.91599) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School B/Yahalarawa Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya · Kotawera Udagama 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92458&mlon=80.93173#map=17/6.92458/80.93173) 

College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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 Kotawera Udagama

Places mapped inside Kotawera Udagama 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 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 Pahalagama
- 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 Udagama?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kotawera Udagama?Downside, Hangiliella, Kendagolla, Kotawera Pahalagama, Puhulpola and Yahala Arawa
- How many villages are in Kotawera Udagama?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kotawera Udagama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kotawera Udagama?Downside Divisional Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kotawera Udagama?NSB, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kotawera Udagama?ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotawera Udagama?Lanka filling station, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kotawera Udagama?LK8127330 (OCHA common operational dataset)