# Gonagan Ara GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/gonagan-ara/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Gonagan Ara Gonagan Ara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **296.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 297km² - 1mapped services - 112 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gonagan Ara? Gonagan Ara lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Karavile](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/karavile/), [Katharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/katharagama/), [Konketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/konketiya/), [Kotiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/kotiyagala/), [Kumarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/kumarapura/), [Maligavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/maligavila/), [Minipuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/minipuragama/), [Rahathangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/rahathangama/), [Sella Katharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/sella-katharagama/), [Wattegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/wattegama/) and [Yatiyallathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yatiyallathota/). By area it is the 5th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 41.8% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Gonagan Ara is about 171 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6049° N, 81.3603° E. Local names: ගෝනගංආර . 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 Gonagan Ara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gonagan Ara. - Gonaganaragama 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 Gonagan Ara Named natural and historic features inside Gonagan Ara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams; 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Arapassa Wewa - Bindunkada Ara - Bulugaha Ara - Diyakiritta Wewa - Galapitagala Ara - Gonamala Ara - Kalawel Ara - Kumbukgas Wewa - Malhurannevele Ara - Orukem Ara - Pethiyan Ara - Polgulvele Ara - Suandana Ara - Yodamalakapu Ara ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Kylakumbura · 241 m - Kumbukattehela · 217 m - Wanatibuwawa · 211 m - Wetahirawagoda · 146 m - Divulanegoda · 130 m - Veheragala · 95 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Yala National Park 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 Gonagan Ara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gonagan Ara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Okkampitiya Rural Hospital · Okkampitiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75547&mlon=81.30058#map=17/6.75547/81.30058) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Okkampitiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75068&mlon=81.30719#map=17/6.75068/81.30719) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Nikethanee Service Station · Karavile 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41897&mlon=81.32372#map=17/6.41897/81.32372) Hotel Yala Avian Eye Safari · Gonagan Ara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63330&mlon=81.26738#map=17/6.63330/81.26738) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Okkampitiya Wijayabahu Maha Vidyalaya · Okkampitiya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74842&mlon=81.30724#map=17/6.74842/81.30724) College SOS Vocational Training Centre - Monaragala · Kirinda 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40418&mlon=81.43015#map=17/6.40418/81.43015) Police station Buttala Police Station · Katharagama 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42410&mlon=81.33170#map=17/6.42410/81.33170) 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 Gonagan Ara Places mapped inside Gonagan Ara in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Dikyaya - Galtemmandiya - Gaminipura - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Gonagan Ara?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gonagan Ara?Karavile, Katharagama, Konketiya, Kotiyagala, Kumarapura, Maligavila, Minipuragama, Rahathangama, Sella Katharagama, Wattegama and Yatiyallathota - How many villages are in Gonagan Ara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Gonagan Ara?3 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Gonagan Ara?Kylakumbura (241 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gonagan Ara?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gonagan Ara?Okkampitiya Rural Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gonagan Ara?Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gonagan Ara?NSB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gonagan Ara?Nikethanee Service Station, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gonagan Ara?LK8224140 (OCHA common operational dataset)