# Yakunnawa GN division, Medagama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/yakunnawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division # Yakunnawa Yakunnawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **4.46 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.5km² - 245 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yakunnawa? Yakunnawa 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: [Bendiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/bendiyawa/), [Dahamgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/dahamgama/), [Dehiattawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/dehiattawela/), [Godigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/godigamuwa/), [Morattamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/morattamulla/), [Pothubandhana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/pothubandhana/) and [Senpathigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/senpathigama/). By area it is the 3330th 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 Yakunnawa is about 157 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1214° N, 81.2606° E. Local names: යකුන්නාව . 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 Yakunnawa Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Yakunnawa. Settlements here lie between about 210 m and 248 m above sea level (median 245 m). - Hewandeniya - Madippalumulla - Potubandana - Yakunnawa 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 Yakunnawa 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 Yakunnawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bibile District Hospital · Bibila 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16317&mlon=81.22541#map=17/7.16317/81.22541) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM People's · Badulla East 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Gal oya Nature Resort · Lindakumbura 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15391&mlon=81.23478#map=17/7.15391/81.23478) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Wellassa Central College · Kuruwamba 4.8 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 4.7 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 10 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 - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Yakunnawa?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Yakunnawa?Bendiyawa, Dahamgama, Dehiattawela, Godigamuwa, Morattamulla, Pothubandhana and Senpathigama - How many villages are in Yakunnawa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yakunnawa?Settlements lie between 210 m and 248 m - What is the best time to visit Yakunnawa?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Yakunnawa?Bibile District Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yakunnawa?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Yakunnawa?People's, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yakunnawa?IOC Gas Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yakunnawa?LK8209010 (OCHA common operational dataset)