# Boragas GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Boragas Boragas is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.24 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.2km² - 3mapped services - 1,597 mtypical elevation ## Where is Boragas? Boragas lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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: [Alakolagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alakolagala/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Hewanakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hewanakumbura/), [Keppetipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/keppetipola/), [Silmiyapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/silmiyapura/) and [Vidurupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/vidurupola/). By area it is the 4606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Boragas is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9032° N, 80.8417° E. Local names: බොරගස් . 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 Boragas Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Boragas. - Boragas - Boragasketiya - Harakgamakanda 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Boragas Named natural and historic features inside Boragas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Abergelle - Chilhampton - Hewanakumbura - Lower Albion Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Boragas and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 785 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 17 144 Feb 18 106 Mar 20 102 Apr 21 155 May 21 128 Jun 21 62 Jul 21 50 Aug 21 64 Sep 21 112 Oct 20 221 Nov 19 289 Dec 18 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Boragas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) Hotel Haggala Mount Paradise Cottage · Boragas 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90773&mlon=80.84773#map=17/6.90773/80.84773) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Sri Pragnasena Maha Vidyalaya · Boragas 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90702&mlon=80.84018#map=17/6.90702/80.84018) College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 6.9 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 Boragas Places mapped inside Boragas in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Hotels1 - 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 Welimada DS Division - Alakolagala - Alawathugoda - Alugolla - Ambagahakumbura - Ambewela - Bibiligamuwa - Bogahakumbura - Boralanda - Dambavinna - Dayaraba Watta - Dikkapitiya - Dimuthugama - Divithotawela - Divurumgama - Erabadda - Galedanda - Gavarammana - Girambe - Guruthalawa - Helayalkumbura - Hewanakumbura - Himbiliyagolla - Hingurugamuwa - Hinnarangolla - Hulankapolla - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - Koskanuwegama - Kotakithula - Landegama - Mahathenna - Maligathenna - Malpotha - Mavithikumbura - Medagedaragama - Mirahawatta - Nawela - Nedungamuwa - Ohiya - Ohiya Estate - Pahalayalkumbura - Palugama Ella - Palugama Town - Pitapola - Puhulpola - Puranwela - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Boragas?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Boragas?Alakolagala, Gavarammana, Hewanakumbura, Keppetipola, Silmiyapura and Vidurupola - How many villages are in Boragas?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Boragas?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Boragas?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Boragas?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Boragas?ATM, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Boragas?Kappetipola Shead, about 2.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Boragas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Boragas?LK8130020 (OCHA common operational dataset)