# Palugama Town GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Palugama Town

Palugama Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,197 mtypical elevation

## Where is Palugama Town?

Palugama Town 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 4 other GN divisions: [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/erabadda/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Keppetipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/keppetipola/) and [Puranwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puranwela/). By area it is the 9283rd 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 Town is about 113 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8976° N, 80.8713° E. Local names: පාළුගම නගරය .

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 Town

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palugama Town.

- Dimithugama
- Keppetipola

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 Palugama Town 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 385 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 23 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 23 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palugama Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Keppetipola Dispensary · Palugama Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89617&mlon=80.87439#map=17/6.89617/80.87439) 

Bank People's Bank · Palugama Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89457&mlon=80.87083#map=17/6.89457/80.87083) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 4.5 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 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89515&mlon=80.87211#map=17/6.89515/80.87211) 

Hotel Edison Hotel · Puranwela 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89243&mlon=80.87588#map=17/6.89243/80.87588) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Keppetipola Maha Vidyalaya · Palugama Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89548&mlon=80.87071#map=17/6.89548/80.87071) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 5.6 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 3.8 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palugama Town

Places mapped inside Palugama Town in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps3
- 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 Ella
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Palugama Town?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palugama Town?Erabadda, Gavarammana, Keppetipola and Puranwela
- How many villages are in Palugama Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Palugama Town?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palugama Town?Keppetipola Dispensary, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palugama Town?People's Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palugama Town?ATM, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugama Town?IOC Filling Station, about 0.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Palugama Town?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Palugama Town?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Palugama Town?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Palugama Town?LK8130035 (OCHA common operational dataset)