# Lunuwatta GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Lunuwatta

Lunuwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.1km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,062 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lunuwatta?

Lunuwatta 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: [Beraliyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/beraliyapola/), [Ethkandawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ethkandawaka/), [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/pallewela/), [Pannalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/pannalawela/), [Sapugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/sapugolla/), [Unapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/unapana/) and [Weliulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/weliulla/). By area it is the 6606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Lunuwatta is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9541° N, 80.9199° E. Local names: ලූණුවත්ත .

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 Lunuwatta

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Lunuwatta.

- Loonuwaththa
- Pattiyakumbura

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 Lunuwatta 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 250 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 Lunuwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Downside Divisonal Hospital · Kendagolla 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93337&mlon=80.92504#map=17/6.93337/80.92504) 

Bank bank of ceylon · Lunuwatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95532&mlon=80.92527#map=17/6.95532/80.92527) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) 

Hotel Sapugolla Family Resort · Sapugolla 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95526&mlon=80.90321#map=17/6.95526/80.90321) 

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 Kirawanagama School · Ethkandawaka 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96762&mlon=80.91161#map=17/6.96762/80.91161) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 3.7 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 Lunuwatta

Places mapped inside Lunuwatta in open map data, by type.

- Banks3
- Pharmacies1

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
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- 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 Lunuwatta?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Lunuwatta?Beraliyapola, Ethkandawaka, Pallewela, Pannalawela, Sapugolla, Unapana and Weliulla
- How many villages are in Lunuwatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Lunuwatta?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lunuwatta?Downside Divisonal Hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lunuwatta?bank of ceylon, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lunuwatta?ATM, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lunuwatta?Cooparative Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Lunuwatta?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lunuwatta?LK8127215 (OCHA common operational dataset)