# Detagamuwa GN division, Katharagama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/detagamuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Katharagama DS Division # Detagamuwa Detagamuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katharagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **21.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 89 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.7km² - 89mapped services - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Detagamuwa? Detagamuwa lies in [Katharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kandasurindugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/kandasurindugama/), [Karavile](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/karavile/), [Katharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/katharagama/), [Kawanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/kawanthissapura/) and [Kirinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/thissamaharama/kirinda/). By area it is the 413th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Katharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/). The centre of Detagamuwa is about 177 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4023° N, 81.3592° E. Local names: දෙටගමුව . 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 Detagamuwa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Detagamuwa. The largest with a recorded population: Kataragama (20,935). Settlements here lie between about 46 m and 52 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Detagamuwa - Kataragama - Madam - Manikpura - Peragirigama 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 Detagamuwa Named natural and historic features inside Detagamuwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Hulandara Wewa - Kochchipathana Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kataragama Peak · 318 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 garden. - Kandapana - Wallinathagama 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 Detagamuwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 144 Feb 24 106 Mar 26 102 Apr 27 155 May 27 128 Jun 27 62 Jul 27 50 Aug 27 64 Sep 27 112 Oct 26 221 Nov 25 289 Dec 24 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Detagamuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital, Kataragama · Detagamuwa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41262&mlon=81.33889#map=17/6.41262/81.33889) Bank People's Bank · Detagamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41393&mlon=81.33381#map=17/6.41393/81.33381) ATM Sampath SET · Thissamaharama 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27697&mlon=81.28874#map=17/6.27697/81.28874) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Karavile 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41706&mlon=81.32462#map=17/6.41706/81.32462) Hotel Kele Yala · Detagamuwa 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40026&mlon=81.35600#map=17/6.40026/81.35600) School President's Central College · Detagamuwa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41360&mlon=81.33842#map=17/6.41360/81.33842) College SOS Vocational Training Centre - Monaragala · Kirinda 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40418&mlon=81.43015#map=17/6.40418/81.43015) Police station Kataragama · Detagamuwa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41340&mlon=81.33123#map=17/6.41340/81.33123) 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 Detagamuwa Places mapped inside Detagamuwa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks5 - Hotels74 - Schools1 - Restaurants6 - Police stations2 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 Katharagama DS Division - Kandasurindugama - Karavile - Katharagama - Sella Katharagama ## Quick answers - Where is Detagamuwa?In Katharagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Detagamuwa?Kandasurindugama, Karavile, Katharagama, Kawanthissapura and Kirinda - How many villages are in Detagamuwa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Detagamuwa?Settlements lie between 46 m and 52 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Detagamuwa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Detagamuwa?Kataragama Peak (318 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Detagamuwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Detagamuwa?District Hospital, Kataragama, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Detagamuwa?People's Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Detagamuwa?Sampath SET, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Detagamuwa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Detagamuwa?1 mapped - How many banks are in Detagamuwa?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Detagamuwa?LK8227015 (OCHA common operational dataset)