# Koskanuwegama GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/koskanuwegama/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Koskanuwegama Koskanuwegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.41 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.4km² - 1,185 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koskanuwegama? Koskanuwegama 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: [Dayaraba Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dayaraba-watta/), [Dikkapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dikkapitiya/), [Hangiliella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hangiliella/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/maligathenna/), [Mirahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/mirahawatta/) and [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/pallegama/). By area it is the 4405th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Koskanuwegama is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9015° N, 80.9455° E. Local names: කොස්කණුවේගම . 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 Koskanuwegama Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Koskanuwegama. - Ellagama - Ketakeela - Koskanuwela 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 Koskanuwegama Named natural and historic features inside Koskanuwegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mahatotila Oya ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Ettampitiya Estate - Hangiliella 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 Koskanuwegama 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 373 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 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Koskanuwegama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ayurweda hospital · Divithotawela 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90207&mlon=80.92047#map=17/6.90207/80.92047) Bank Rural bank yalpathwela · Yalpathwela 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89238&mlon=80.92460#map=17/6.89238/80.92460) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) Hotel Emerald Grand Hotel · Divithotawela 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90258&mlon=80.92141#map=17/6.90258/80.92141) 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 Welimada central college · Divithotawela 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90111&mlon=80.92281#map=17/6.90111/80.92281) College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 4.4 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. ## 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 - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - 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 Koskanuwegama?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koskanuwegama?Dayaraba Watta, Dikkapitiya, Hangiliella, Maligathenna, Mirahawatta and Pallegama - How many villages are in Koskanuwegama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Koskanuwegama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Koskanuwegama?ayurweda hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koskanuwegama?Rural bank yalpathwela, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koskanuwegama?ATM, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koskanuwegama?Lanka filling station, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koskanuwegama?LK8130100 (OCHA common operational dataset)