# Yudaganawa GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yudaganawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division 

# Yudaganawa

Yudaganawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **9.19 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9.2km²
- 4mapped services
- 185 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yudaganawa?

Yudaganawa 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: [Dikyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/dikyaya/), [Katugahagalge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/katugahagalge/), [Lunugala Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/lunugala-colony/), [Puhulkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/puhulkotuwa/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/udagama/) and [Unawatuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/unawatuna/). By area it is the 1359th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Yudaganawa is about 153 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7786° N, 81.2288° E. Local names: යුදගනාව .

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 Yudaganawa

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Yudaganawa.

- Pellewela
- Yudaganawa
- Yudhaganawa

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 Yudaganawa

Named natural and historic features inside Yudaganawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream.

- Hirigalpotta Wewa
- Weli Ara

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 Yudaganawa 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 Yudaganawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Buttala Base Hospital · Yudaganawa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75822&mlon=81.23975#map=17/6.75822/81.23975) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Udagama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76017&mlon=81.24662#map=17/6.76017/81.24662) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Cepetco · Yudaganawa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75742&mlon=81.23749#map=17/6.75742/81.23749) 

Hotel Thambapanni Villa · Unawatuna 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75517&mlon=81.22956#map=17/6.75517/81.22956) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 17 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 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75758&mlon=81.23918#map=17/6.75758/81.23918) 

College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) 

Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 3.0 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 Yudaganawa

Places mapped inside Yudaganawa in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools1

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
- Unawatuna
- Veheragala
- Waguruwela
- Yatiyallathota

## Quick answers

- Where is Yudaganawa?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Yudaganawa?Dikyaya, Katugahagalge, Lunugala Colony, Puhulkotuwa, Udagama and Unawatuna
- How many villages are in Yudaganawa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Yudaganawa?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Yudaganawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yudaganawa?Buttala Base Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yudaganawa?National Savings Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yudaganawa?NSB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yudaganawa?Cepetco, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Yudaganawa?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Yudaganawa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Yudaganawa?LK8224020 (OCHA common operational dataset)
