# Watawanagama GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/watawanagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Watawanagama Watawanagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **6.29 km²**. - 6.3km² ## Where is Watawanagama? Watawanagama 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 5 other GN divisions: [Alpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/), [Gangodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangodagama/), [Ihawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ihawa/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/) and [Thalkotayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thalkotayaya/). By area it is the 2223rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Watawanagama is about 172 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0103° N, 81.4064° E. Local names: වටවනගම . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Watawanagama Named natural and historic features inside Watawanagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Alugalgoda · 388 m 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 Watawanagama 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 Watawanagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 13 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 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Dambagalla national schloo · Makulla 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98352&mlon=81.37426#map=17/6.98352/81.37426) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 5.1 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 - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thalkotayaya - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla ## Quick answers - Where is Watawanagama?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Watawanagama?Alpitiya, Gangodagama, Ihawa, Ruwalwela and Thalkotayaya - What is the highest point in Watawanagama?Alugalgoda (388 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Watawanagama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Watawanagama?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Watawanagama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Watawanagama?NSB, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Watawanagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Watawanagama?LK8206060 (OCHA common operational dataset)