# Vidurupola GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Vidurupola

Vidurupola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.17 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.2km²
- 1,077 mtypical elevation

## Where is Vidurupola?

Vidurupola 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: [Boragas](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boragas/), [Galahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/galahagama/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Ketagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/ketagoda/), [Medawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/medawela/), [Silmiyapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/silmiyapura/) and [Thelhawadigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/thelhawadigama/). By area it is the 4684th 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 Vidurupola is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9087° N, 80.8571° E. Local names: විදුරුපොල .

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 Vidurupola

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Vidurupola. Settlements here lie between about 1,077 m and 1,406 m above sea level (median 1,077 m).

- Belumgala
- Bogahakumbura
- Galahitiyawa
- Radakandurewela
- Radakanduruwela
- Vidurupola
- Widurepola

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 Vidurupola 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 (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 265 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 21 144 

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 24 221 

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 Vidurupola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center · Palugama Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89381&mlon=80.86982#map=17/6.89381/80.86982) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Boragas 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90762&mlon=80.84212#map=17/6.90762/80.84212) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Savaanaa Rest · Gavarammana 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90504&mlon=80.86496#map=17/6.90504/80.86496) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Sri Pragnasena Maha Vidyalaya · Boragas 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90702&mlon=80.84018#map=17/6.90702/80.84018) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Vidurupola?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Vidurupola?Boragas, Galahagama, Gavarammana, Ketagoda, Medawela, Silmiyapura and Thelhawadigama
- How many villages are in Vidurupola?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Vidurupola?Settlements lie between 1,077 m and 1,406 m
- What is the best time to visit Vidurupola?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vidurupola?Weerasekara Aurwedha medical Center, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vidurupola?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Vidurupola?ATM, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vidurupola?Kappetipola Shead, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vidurupola?LK8130025 (OCHA common operational dataset)