# Bogahapelessa GN division, Badalkumbura DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/bogahapelessa/ Grama Niladhari division · Badalkumbura DS Division # Bogahapelessa Bogahapelessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Badalkumbura DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **10.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.3km² - 437 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bogahapelessa? Bogahapelessa lies in [Badalkumbura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Keliwessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/keliwessa/), [Lunugala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/lunugala-colony/), [Meegahayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/meegahayaya/), [Moratuwagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/moratuwagama/), [Naranwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/naranwatta/) and [Ranugalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/ranugalla/). By area it is the 1173rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Badalkumbura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/). The centre of Bogahapelessa is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8404° N, 81.2139° E. Local names: බෝගහපැලැස්ස . 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 Bogahapelessa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bogahapelessa. - Bogahapelessa - Rattarankivula 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 Bogahapelessa Named natural and historic features inside Bogahapelessa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Iayasinkotuwa Wewa 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 Bogahapelessa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 235 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 22 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 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 Bogahapelessa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Higurukaduwa · Keliwessa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82671&mlon=81.16324#map=17/6.82671/81.16324) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Cepetco · Yudaganawa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75742&mlon=81.23749#map=17/6.75742/81.23749) Hotel Hotel Green View - Buttala · Udagama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76431&mlon=81.25398#map=17/6.76431/81.25398) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Hingurukaduwa Maha Vidyalaya · Keliwessa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82361&mlon=81.16217#map=17/6.82361/81.16217) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 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 Badalkumbura DS Division - Alupotha - Ankada - Athala - Badalkumbura - Dambagahawela - Dewathura - Ella - Ethpattiya - Eththalamulla - Gedavila - Hingurukaduwa - Kalagahakivula - Karandagama - Karavila - Katugahagalge - Keliwessa - Kotamuduna - LK8218210 - Lunugala Colony - Madamagama - Madugahapattiya - Madugasmulla - Madukotan Arawa - Mailagasthenna - Maiyokka Watta - Maligathenna - Meegahayaya - Miyanakadura - Moratuwagama - Muthukeliyawa - Naranwatta - Pallegama - Punsisigama - Ranugalla - Thalawagama - Therappahuwa - Waradola - Wasipaha - Wekumbura - Yakurawa ## Quick answers - Where is Bogahapelessa?In Badalkumbura DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bogahapelessa?Keliwessa, Lunugala Colony, Meegahayaya, Moratuwagama, Naranwatta and Ranugalla - How many villages are in Bogahapelessa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bogahapelessa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bogahapelessa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bogahapelessa?Higurukaduwa, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bogahapelessa?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bogahapelessa?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bogahapelessa?Cepetco, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bogahapelessa?LK8218175 (OCHA common operational dataset)