# Panguwa GN division, Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Panguwa Panguwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **13.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 13.1km² - 146 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panguwa? Panguwa lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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: [Bandarawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/bandarawadiya/), [Deliwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/deliwa/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/), [Thalkotayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thalkotayaya/), [Thambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/) and [Thampalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/). By area it is the 854th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Panguwa is about 168 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0523° N, 81.3704° E. Local names: පංගුව . 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 Panguwa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panguwa. - Panguwa 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 Panguwa Named natural and historic features inside Panguwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Damba Oya - Dick Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Dambagolla 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 Panguwa 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 Panguwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Thampalawela Primary School · Thampalawela 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01384&mlon=81.35405#map=17/7.01384/81.35405) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madulla DS Division - Alpitiya - Alugalge - Aratugaswela - Baduluwela - Bandarawadiya - Dambagalla - Deliwa - Ellekona - Galbokka - Galgamuwa - Gangoda Arawa - Gangodagama - Gonathalawa - Ihawa - Iluklanda - Inginiyagala - Kahagolla - Kolladeniya - Kottagala - Magandana - Magandaoya Colony - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Panguwa?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panguwa?Bandarawadiya, Deliwa, Ruwalwela, Thalkotayaya, Thambana and Thampalawela - How many villages are in Panguwa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panguwa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Panguwa?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panguwa?People's Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panguwa?NSB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panguwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panguwa?LK8206035 (OCHA common operational dataset)