# Pettagamwela GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/pettagamwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Pettagamwela Pettagamwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **4.81 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.8km² - 2mapped services - 172 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pettagamwela? Pettagamwela 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 4 other GN divisions: [Dikyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/dikyaya/), [Mahagodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/mahagodayaya/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/medagama/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/udagama/). By area it is the 3086th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Pettagamwela is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7635° N, 81.2651° E. Local names: පෙට්ටගම්වෙල . 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 Pettagamwela Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pettagamwela. Settlements here lie between about 163 m and 218 m above sea level (median 172 m). - Migahawela - Namandiyagama - Pattaganwela - Pettagamwela 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 Pettagamwela Named natural and historic features inside Pettagamwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Udumulle 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 Pettagamwela 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 Pettagamwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Buttala Base Hospital · Yudaganawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75822&mlon=81.23975#map=17/6.75822/81.23975) Bank People's Bank · Udagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76142&mlon=81.24978#map=17/6.76142/81.24978) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76167&mlon=81.25020#map=17/6.76167/81.25020) Hotel Hotel Green View - Buttala · Udagama 1.2 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 Dimuthu PreSchool · Mahagodayaya 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75000&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.75000/81.28329) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 1.6 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pettagamwela Places mapped inside Pettagamwela in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Pettagamwela?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pettagamwela?Dikyaya, Mahagodayaya, Medagama and Udagama - How many villages are in Pettagamwela?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pettagamwela?Settlements lie between 163 m and 218 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pettagamwela?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pettagamwela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pettagamwela?Buttala Base Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pettagamwela?People's Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pettagamwela?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pettagamwela?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pettagamwela?LK8224090 (OCHA common operational dataset)