# Paranagama GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Paranagama

Paranagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 1,151 mtypical elevation

## Where is Paranagama?

Paranagama 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: [Ambagasdowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ambagasdowa/), [Busdulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/busdulla/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/idamegama/), [Mudanawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/mudanawa/), [Thawalampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/thawalampola/), [Uma Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/uma-ela/) and [Voldemar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/voldemar/). By area it is the 7378th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Paranagama is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9547° N, 80.8893° E. Local names: පරණගම .

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 Paranagama

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

- Hibiliyagahamaditta
- Kadadoragama

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 Paranagama 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 (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 339 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 20 144 

Feb 21 106 

Mar 22 102 

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 Paranagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospitel Uva-Paranagama · Ambagasdowa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93820&mlon=80.89043#map=17/6.93820/80.89043) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon - Uva Paranagama · Uma Ela 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93916&mlon=80.87595#map=17/6.93916/80.87595) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) 

Hotel Sapugolla Family Resort · Sapugolla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95526&mlon=80.90321#map=17/6.95526/80.90321) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Thawalampola Sri Wimalaratahana Vidyalaya · Thawalampola 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96030&mlon=80.87543#map=17/6.96030/80.87543) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 3.1 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.

## 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
- Medipokuna
- Metiwalalanda
- Mudanawa
- Pallewela
- Panagoda
- Pannalagama
- Pannalawela
- 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 Paranagama?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Paranagama?Ambagasdowa, Busdulla, Idamegama, Mudanawa, Thawalampola, Uma Ela and Voldemar
- How many villages are in Paranagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Paranagama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paranagama?District Hospitel Uva-Paranagama, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paranagama?Bank of Ceylon - Uva Paranagama, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paranagama?ATM, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paranagama?Cooparative Filling Station, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paranagama?LK8127155 (OCHA common operational dataset)