# Unawatuna GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/unawatuna/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Unawatuna Unawatuna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **6.63 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.6km² - 2mapped services - 179 mtypical elevation ## Where is Unawatuna? Unawatuna 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 6 other GN divisions: [Horabokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/horabokka/), [Lunugala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/lunugala-colony/), [Pelwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/pelwatta/), [Puhulkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/puhulkotuwa/), [Veheragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/veheragala/) and [Yudaganawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yudaganawa/). By area it is the 2073rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Unawatuna is about 152 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7683° N, 81.2160° E. Local names: උණාවටුන . 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 Unawatuna Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Unawatuna. - Ambakolawewagama - Unaawatuna 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 Unawatuna Named natural and historic features inside Unawatuna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Ambakola Wewa - Yudaganawe 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 Unawatuna 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 Unawatuna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Buttala Base Hospital · Yudaganawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75822&mlon=81.23975#map=17/6.75822/81.23975) Bank National Savings Bank · Udagama 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76017&mlon=81.24662#map=17/6.76017/81.24662) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump IOC SHED · Puhulkotuwa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75662&mlon=81.23621#map=17/6.75662/81.23621) Hotel Diyathma Lake Resort · Unawatuna 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75343&mlon=81.22235#map=17/6.75343/81.22235) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Future Kid's Preschool Buttala · Yudaganawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75758&mlon=81.23918#map=17/6.75758/81.23918) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 3.9 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 Unawatuna Places mapped inside Unawatuna in open map data, by type. - 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 - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Unawatuna?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Unawatuna?Horabokka, Lunugala Colony, Pelwatta, Puhulkotuwa, Veheragala and Yudaganawa - How many villages are in Unawatuna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Unawatuna?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Unawatuna?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Unawatuna?Buttala Base Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Unawatuna?National Savings Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Unawatuna?NSB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unawatuna?IOC SHED, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Unawatuna?LK8224015 (OCHA common operational dataset)