# Medipokuna GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Medipokuna

Medipokuna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.16 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.2km²
- 832 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medipokuna?

Medipokuna 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: [Bogoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bogoda/), [Dimbulana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/dimbulana/), [Hathkinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hathkinda/), [Kokatiyamaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/kokatiyamaluwa/), [Malwattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/malwattegama/), [Panagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/panagoda/) and [Thuppitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/thuppitiya/). By area it is the 4702nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Medipokuna is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9984° N, 80.9717° E. Local names: මැදිපොකුණ .

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 Medipokuna

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

- Bambarapana
- Medipokuna

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 Medipokuna 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 Medipokuna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dimbulana Hospital · Dimbulana 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00928&mlon=80.95350#map=17/7.00928/80.95350) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Lunuwatta 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95594&mlon=80.92641#map=17/6.95594/80.92641) 

ATM HNB · Badulla East 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98638&mlon=81.05840#map=17/6.98638/81.05840) 

Petrol pump IOC · Dickwella 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96401&mlon=81.03668#map=17/6.96401/81.03668) 

Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Thuppitiya Maha Vidyalaya · Pitiyakumbura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98346&mlon=80.96077#map=17/6.98346/80.96077) 

College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) 

Police station Ettampitiya Police Station · Etampitiya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93597&mlon=80.98939#map=17/6.93597/80.98939) 

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 Pahalagama
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- Lunuwatta
- Malapolagama
- Malwattegama
- Maspanna
- Medagodagama
- Medawela
- 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 Medipokuna?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medipokuna?Bogoda, Dimbulana, Hathkinda, Kokatiyamaluwa, Malwattegama, Panagoda and Thuppitiya
- How many villages are in Medipokuna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Medipokuna?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medipokuna?Dimbulana Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medipokuna?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medipokuna?HNB, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medipokuna?IOC, about 8.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medipokuna?LK8127075 (OCHA common operational dataset)