# Kotabowa GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kotabowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division # Kotabowa Kotabowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **21.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 21.5km² ## Where is Kotabowa? Kotabowa 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: [Bendiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/bendiyawa/), [Bulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/bulupitiya/), [Dahamgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/dahamgama/), [Godigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/godigamuwa/), [Kalugahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kalugahawadiya/) and [Thambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/). By area it is the 424th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Kotabowa is about 164 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1230° N, 81.3198° E. Local names: කොටබෝව . 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 Kotabowa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kotabowa. - Aluthwela 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 Kotabowa Named natural and historic features inside Kotabowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Dahamala Oya - Dodamana Wewa - Mahawelle Kandura - Meegala Kandura - Polgana Wewa - Tharupola Wewa - Walahatenne Kandura 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 Kotabowa 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 Kotabowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medagama Hospitle · Medagama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03913&mlon=81.27482#map=17/7.03913/81.27482) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 29 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Ranvil Hotel · Nugamura 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07269&mlon=81.26084#map=17/7.07269/81.26084) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Wellassa Central College · Kuruwamba 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13514&mlon=81.21945#map=17/7.13514/81.21945) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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 - Dahamgama - Diviyapola - Elhena - Ellekona - Godigamuwa - Ilukkumbura - Kalugahawadiya - Keenagoda - Kendavinna - Kinnarabowa - Kohukumbura - Kongolla - Medagama - Mellagama - Monarawana - Nannapurawa - Nugamura - Pitadeniya - Polgahapitiya - Pothubandhana - Pubbara - Rattanadeniya - Senapathiya - Senpathigama - Thambana - Thimbiriya - Yakunnawa ## Quick answers - Where is Kotabowa?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kotabowa?Bendiyawa, Bulupitiya, Dahamgama, Godigamuwa, Kalugahawadiya and Thambana - How many villages are in Kotabowa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kotabowa?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kotabowa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotabowa?Medagama Hospitle, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotabowa?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kotabowa?NSB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotabowa?IOC Gas Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kotabowa?LK8209020 (OCHA common operational dataset)