# Puhulkotuwa GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/puhulkotuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Puhulkotuwa Puhulkotuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.04 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.0km² - 3mapped services - 165 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puhulkotuwa? Puhulkotuwa 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 7 other GN divisions: [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/medagama/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/udagama/), [Unawatuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/unawatuna/), [Veheragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/veheragala/), [Waguruwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/waguruwela/), [Yatiyallathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yatiyallathota/) and [Yudaganawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yudaganawa/). By area it is the 2912th 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 Puhulkotuwa is about 154 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7400° N, 81.2260° E. Local names: පුහුල්කොටුව . 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 Puhulkotuwa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Puhulkotuwa. Settlements here lie between about 153 m and 181 m above sea level (median 165 m). - Pillewela - Puhulkotuwa - Unawatuna - Yudagana 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 Puhulkotuwa Named natural and historic features inside Puhulkotuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Podi Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Hakurusiyambalawe 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 Puhulkotuwa 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 Puhulkotuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Buttala · Yudaganawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75726&mlon=81.23990#map=17/6.75726/81.23990) Bank National Savings Bank · Udagama 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76017&mlon=81.24662#map=17/6.76017/81.24662) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump IOC SHED · Puhulkotuwa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75662&mlon=81.23621#map=17/6.75662/81.23621) Hotel Medalanda Eco Resort Buttala · Puhulkotuwa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75000&mlon=81.23330#map=17/6.75000/81.23330) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Medagama Piyananda Primary School · Medagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74609&mlon=81.24470#map=17/6.74609/81.24470) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 3.7 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 Puhulkotuwa Places mapped inside Puhulkotuwa in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 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 - Pettagamwela - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Puhulkotuwa?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puhulkotuwa?Medagama, Udagama, Unawatuna, Veheragala, Waguruwela, Yatiyallathota and Yudaganawa - How many villages are in Puhulkotuwa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puhulkotuwa?Settlements lie between 153 m and 181 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puhulkotuwa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puhulkotuwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puhulkotuwa?District Hospital Buttala, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puhulkotuwa?National Savings Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puhulkotuwa?NSB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puhulkotuwa?IOC SHED, about 2.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Puhulkotuwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Puhulkotuwa?LK8224095 (OCHA common operational dataset)