# Thambana GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/ Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division # Thambana Thambana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **35.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.1km² - 1mapped services - 254 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thambana? Thambana 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bandarawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/bandarawadiya/), [Bulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/bulupitiya/), [Kalugahawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kalugahawadiya/), [Kotabowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/kotabowa/), [Mellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/mellagama/), [Panguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/), [Pubbara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/pubbara/), [Thampalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/) and [Thimbiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thimbiriya/). By area it is the 208th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 14.6% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Thambana is about 166 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0623° N, 81.3440° E. Local names: තඹාන . 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 Thambana Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thambana. - Karametiya - Palle Thamabana - Thambana - Uda Thambana - Udabokka 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 Thambana Named natural and historic features inside Thambana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Battadala 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 Thambana 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 Thambana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medagama Hospitle · Medagama 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03913&mlon=81.27482#map=17/7.03913/81.27482) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 22 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 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07269&mlon=81.26084#map=17/7.07269/81.26084) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Thampalawela Primary School · Thampalawela 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01384&mlon=81.35405#map=17/7.01384/81.35405) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 9.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thambana Places mapped inside Thambana in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## 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 - Kotabowa - Medagama - Mellagama - Monarawana - Nannapurawa - Nugamura - Pitadeniya - Polgahapitiya - Pothubandhana - Pubbara - Rattanadeniya - Senapathiya - Senpathigama - Thimbiriya - Yakunnawa ## Quick answers - Where is Thambana?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thambana?Bandarawadiya, Bulupitiya, Kalugahawadiya, Kotabowa, Mellagama, Panguwa, Pubbara, Thampalawela and Thimbiriya - How many villages are in Thambana?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thambana?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thambana?Medagama Hospitle, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thambana?People's Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thambana?NSB, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thambana?IOC Gas Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thambana?LK8209105 (OCHA common operational dataset)