# Medagedaragama GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/medagedaragama/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Medagedaragama

Medagedaragama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.15 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.1km²
- 1,168 mtypical elevation

## Where is Medagedaragama?

Medagedaragama 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: [Dambavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dambavinna/), [Kabillegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kabillegama/), [Karagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/karagasthenna/), [Nawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/nawela/), [Nedungamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/nedungamuwa/) and [Yalpathwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/yalpathwela/). By area it is the 4715th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Medagedaragama is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8779° N, 80.9168° E. Local names: මැදගෙදරගම .

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 Medagedaragama

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Medagedaragama.

- Yalpatwela

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 Medagedaragama 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 356 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
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- 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 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 Medagedaragama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mirahawaththa hospital · Kotakithula 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87198&mlon=80.93802#map=17/6.87198/80.93802) 

Bank Rural bank nawela · Nawela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88118&mlon=80.93141#map=17/6.88118/80.93141) 

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 · Welimada Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90359&mlon=80.91231#map=17/6.90359/80.91231) 

Hotel Wasana Hotel · Nawela 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87755&mlon=80.92334#map=17/6.87755/80.92334) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Nedungamuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Nedungamuwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87343&mlon=80.90304#map=17/6.87343/80.90304) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 6.4 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 2.8 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
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- 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 Medagedaragama?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medagedaragama?Dambavinna, Kabillegama, Karagasthenna, Nawela, Nedungamuwa and Yalpathwela
- How many villages are in Medagedaragama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Medagedaragama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medagedaragama?Mirahawaththa hospital, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medagedaragama?Rural bank nawela, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medagedaragama?ATM, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medagedaragama?IOC Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medagedaragama?LK8130180 (OCHA common operational dataset)