# Idamegama GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/idamegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Idamegama Idamegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.43 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.4km² - 1mapped services - 1,147 mtypical elevation ## Where is Idamegama? Idamegama 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 7 other GN divisions: [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/erabadda/), [Kabillegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kabillegama/), [Kalubululanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kalubululanda/), [Nedungamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/nedungamuwa/), [Palugama Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/palugama-ella/), [Puranwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puranwela/) and [Thennakonwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/thennakonwela/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Idamegama is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8857° N, 80.8903° E. Local names: ඉඩමේගම . 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 Idamegama Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Idamegama. Settlements here lie between about 1,122 m and 1,161 m above sea level (median 1,147 m). - Erabaddagama - Gannekkumb - Idamegama - Maadowita - Madowita Landewela 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 Idamegama Named natural and historic features inside Idamegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ambawera Oya 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 Idamegama 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 335 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 Idamegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Welimada Animal Clinic · Dimuthugama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90152&mlon=80.89896#map=17/6.90152/80.89896) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Welimada Town 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90002&mlon=80.90563#map=17/6.90002/80.90563) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Palugama Town 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89515&mlon=80.87211#map=17/6.89515/80.87211) Hotel UVA BEN HEAD Villas · Kabillegama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88760&mlon=80.90081#map=17/6.88760/80.90081) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Madowita Primary School · Idamegama 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88678&mlon=80.89089#map=17/6.88678/80.89089) College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 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 Idamegama Places mapped inside Idamegama 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 Welimada DS Division - Alakolagala - Alawathugoda - Alugolla - Ambagahakumbura - Ambewela - Bibiligamuwa - Bogahakumbura - Boragas - Boralanda - Dambavinna - Dayaraba Watta - Dikkapitiya - Dimuthugama - Divithotawela - Divurumgama - Erabadda - Galedanda - Gavarammana - Girambe - Guruthalawa - Helayalkumbura - Hewanakumbura - Himbiliyagolla - Hingurugamuwa - Hinnarangolla - Hulankapolla - 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 Idamegama?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Idamegama?Erabadda, Kabillegama, Kalubululanda, Nedungamuwa, Palugama Ella, Puranwela and Thennakonwela - How many villages are in Idamegama?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Idamegama?Settlements lie between 1,122 m and 1,161 m - What is the best time to visit Idamegama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Idamegama?Welimada Animal Clinic, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Idamegama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Idamegama?ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Idamegama?IOC Filling Station, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Idamegama?LK8130130 (OCHA common operational dataset)