# Palugama Ella GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/palugama-ella/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Palugama Ella Palugama Ella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.14 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 4mapped services - 1,131 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palugama Ella? Palugama Ella 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: [Ambagahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ambagahakumbura/), [Dimuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dimuthugama/), [Divurumgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/divurumgama/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/idamegama/), [Kabillegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kabillegama/), [Puranwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puranwela/) and [Welimada Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-town/). By area it is the 9640th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Palugama Ella is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8967° N, 80.8867° E. Local names: පාළුගම ඇල්ල . 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 Palugama Ella Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Palugama Ella. - Dimutugama - Nugathalawa - Palugama Ella 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 Palugama Ella Named natural and historic features inside Palugama Ella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Welimada 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 Palugama Ella 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 319 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 23 102 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 Palugama Ella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Keppetipola Dispensary · Palugama Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89617&mlon=80.87439#map=17/6.89617/80.87439) Bank People's Bank · Palugama Town 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89457&mlon=80.87083#map=17/6.89457/80.87083) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.9 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89515&mlon=80.87211#map=17/6.89515/80.87211) Hotel Hotel Peace Inn · Palugama Ella 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90003&mlon=80.88853#map=17/6.90003/80.88853) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School First Step Preschool · Palugama Ella 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89976&mlon=80.88221#map=17/6.89976/80.88221) College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 2.2 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 Palugama Ella Places mapped inside Palugama Ella in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - 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 - Idamegama - Kabillegama - Kalubululanda - Kandepuhulpola - Karagasthenna - Keppetipola - Ketakella - Koskanuwegama - Kotakithula - Landegama - Mahathenna - Maligathenna - Malpotha - Mavithikumbura - Medagedaragama - Mirahawatta - Nawela - Nedungamuwa - Ohiya - Ohiya Estate - Pahalayalkumbura - Palugama Town - Pitapola - Puhulpola - Puranwela - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Palugama Ella?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palugama Ella?Ambagahakumbura, Dimuthugama, Divurumgama, Idamegama, Kabillegama, Puranwela and Welimada Town - How many villages are in Palugama Ella?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palugama Ella?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palugama Ella?Keppetipola Dispensary, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palugama Ella?People's Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palugama Ella?ATM, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugama Ella?IOC Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palugama Ella?LK8130055 (OCHA common operational dataset)