# Alana GN division, Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District

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Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division 

# Alana

Alana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **8.75 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.8km²
- 371 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alana?

Alana lies in [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/), [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: [Karandagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/karandagama/), [Kendavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kendavinna/), [Kinnarabowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kinnarabowa/), [Maduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/maduwatta/), [Pallekiruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/pallekiruwa/) and [Peessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/peessagama/). By area it is the 1445th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Alana is about 154 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9789° N, 81.2437° E. Local names: අලාන .

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 Alana

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Alana. Settlements here lie between about 324 m and 471 m above sea level (median 371 m).

- Alana
- Dewalegoda
- Ehelagahawadiya
- Eriyagahamada
- Kendawinnakumbura
- Oyabodayaya

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).

## Weather in Alana and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 169 m higher 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
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- Mar
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- May
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 144 

Feb 22 106 

Mar 24 102 

Apr 25 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 25 62 

Jul 25 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 25 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 23 289 

Dec 22 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

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

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) 

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 Gedawila Primary School · Gedavila 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93260&mlon=81.22072#map=17/6.93260/81.22072) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 

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 Medagama DS Division

- Aiwela
- Amunekandura
- Bakinigahawela
- Bendiyawa
- Bibilamulla
- Dahagoniya
- Dahamgama
- Diviyapola
- Elhena
- Ellekona
- Godigamuwa
- Ilukkumbura
- Kalugahawadiya
- Keenagoda
- Kendavinna
- Kinnarabowa
- Kohukumbura
- Kongolla
- Kotabowa
- Medagama
- Mellagama
- Monarawana
- Nannapurawa
- Nugamura
- Pitadeniya
- Polgahapitiya
- Pothubandhana
- Pubbara
- Rattanadeniya
- Senapathiya
- Senpathigama
- Thambana
- Thimbiriya
- Yakunnawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Alana?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alana?Karandagama, Kendavinna, Kinnarabowa, Maduwatta, Pallekiruwa and Peessagama
- How many villages are in Alana?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Alana?Settlements lie between 324 m and 471 m
- What is the best time to visit Alana?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alana?Hopton Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alana?People's Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alana?NSB, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alana?IOC Gas Station, about 8.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alana?LK8209160 (OCHA common operational dataset)