# Ritigahawatta GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ritigahawatta/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Ritigahawatta Ritigahawatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **20.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 20.5km² - 122 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ritigahawatta? Ritigahawatta 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 8 other GN divisions: [Alugalge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alugalge/), [Ambagahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/ambagahapitiya/), [Barawaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/barawaya/), [Gangodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangodagama/), [Kolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kolladeniya/), [Mariarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mariarawa/), [Meeyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/meeyagala/) and [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/pallewela/). By area it is the 459th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Ritigahawatta is about 179 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0041° N, 81.4715° E. Local names: රිටිගහවත්ත . 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 Ritigahawatta Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ritigahawatta. - Pusselketiya - Ritigahawaththa 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 Ritigahawatta Named natural and historic features inside Ritigahawatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kule Ara - Meeyal Oya 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 Ritigahawatta 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 Ritigahawatta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Seylan bank Siyamblanduwa · Siyambalanduwa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90696&mlon=81.55093#map=17/6.90696/81.55093) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Ritigahawaththa School · Ambagahapitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02035&mlon=81.46727#map=17/7.02035/81.46727) College Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Dehiwala · Newgala 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01367&mlon=81.56250#map=17/7.01367/81.56250) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 11 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 - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Ritigahawatta?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ritigahawatta?Alugalge, Ambagahapitiya, Barawaya, Gangodagama, Kolladeniya, Mariarawa, Meeyagala and Pallewela - How many villages are in Ritigahawatta?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ritigahawatta?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ritigahawatta?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ritigahawatta?Seylan bank Siyamblanduwa, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ritigahawatta?Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ritigahawatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ritigahawatta?LK8206070 (OCHA common operational dataset)