# Amunekandura GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/amunekandura/

Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division 

# Amunekandura

Amunekandura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **5.90 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.9km²
- 258 mtypical elevation

## Where is Amunekandura?

Amunekandura 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 5 other GN divisions: [Guruhela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/guruhela/), [Keenagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/keenagoda/), [Polgahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/polgahapitiya/), [Rattanadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/rattanadeniya/) and [Tenwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/tenwatta/). By area it is the 2396th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Amunekandura is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9615° N, 81.2904° E. Local names: අමුණේකඳුර .

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 Amunekandura

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Amunekandura. Settlements here lie between about 202 m and 324 m above sea level (median 258 m).

- Amunekandura
- Daha-ate Kanuwa
- Gangodawela
- Hewandowa
- Kandaketiyakumbura
- Moragahamada
- Nelligollagama
- Pahalowe Kanuwa
- Polgahapitiya
- Usgamuyawa
- Welikumbura

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 Amunekandura 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
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- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
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- Nov
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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 Amunekandura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MOH Office - Badalkumbura · Maligathenna 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90218&mlon=81.24107#map=17/6.90218/81.24107) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) 

Hotel Sandalanka Holiday Resort Inn · Weliyaya 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90893&mlon=81.34242#map=17/6.90893/81.34242) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Pubbara Primary School · Pubbara 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97805&mlon=81.31684#map=17/6.97805/81.31684) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 9.2 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 Medagama DS Division

- Aiwela
- Alana
- 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 Amunekandura?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Amunekandura?Guruhela, Keenagoda, Polgahapitiya, Rattanadeniya and Tenwatta
- How many villages are in Amunekandura?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Amunekandura?Settlements lie between 202 m and 324 m
- What is the best time to visit Amunekandura?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Amunekandura?MOH Office - Badalkumbura, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Amunekandura?Bank of Ceylon, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Amunekandura?NSB, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Amunekandura?Lanka Filling Station, about 8.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Amunekandura?LK8209170 (OCHA common operational dataset)