# Dahamgama GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/dahamgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division # Dahamgama Dahamgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **4.52 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.5km² - 231 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dahamgama? Dahamgama 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 7 other GN divisions: [Godigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/godigamuwa/), [Kalugahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kalugahawadiya/), [Kongolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kongolla/), [Kotabowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kotabowa/), [Nannapurawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/nannapurawa/), [Senpathigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/senpathigama/) and [Yakunnawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/yakunnawa/). By area it is the 3286th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Dahamgama is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0947° N, 81.2786° E. Local names: දහම්ගම . 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 Dahamgama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dahamgama. - Aratumedilla 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 Dahamgama Named natural and historic features inside Dahamgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mandappan 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 Dahamgama 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 Dahamgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medagama Hospitle · Medagama 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03913&mlon=81.27482#map=17/7.03913/81.27482) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 27 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Ranvil Hotel · Nugamura 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07269&mlon=81.26084#map=17/7.07269/81.26084) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Ethundamuwawa Primary School · Udakiruwa 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08265&mlon=81.22447#map=17/7.08265/81.22447) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 9.8 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 - Alana - Amunekandura - Bakinigahawela - Bendiyawa - Bibilamulla - Dahagoniya - 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 Dahamgama?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dahamgama?Godigamuwa, Kalugahawadiya, Kongolla, Kotabowa, Nannapurawa, Senpathigama and Yakunnawa - How many villages are in Dahamgama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dahamgama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dahamgama?Medagama Hospitle, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dahamgama?People's Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dahamgama?NSB, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dahamgama?IOC Gas Station, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dahamgama?LK8209055 (OCHA common operational dataset)