# Kurugama GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kurugama/ Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division # Kurugama Kurugama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **14.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.1km² - 3mapped services - 461 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurugama? Kurugama lies in [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/), [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: [Ambadandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambadandegama/), [Galbokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/galbokka/), [Karandagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/karandagolla/), [Kotikambokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kotikambokka/), [Poonagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/poonagala/) and [Randeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/randeniya/). By area it is the 767th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Kurugama is about 137 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7945° N, 81.0816° E. Local names: කුරුගම . 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 Kurugama Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Kurugama. Settlements here lie between about 334 m and 823 m above sea level (median 461 m). - Hinapanuwa - Ilukarawa - Koorugama - Kurugama - Pitathalawa - Ratkitakanda 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 Kurugama Named natural and historic features inside Kurugama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Randeniya 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 Kurugama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 259 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 21 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kurugama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Wellawaya · Wellawaya 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73122&mlon=81.09830#map=17/6.73122/81.09830) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wellawaya 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73205&mlon=81.10389#map=17/6.73205/81.10389) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Wellawaya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73321&mlon=81.09948#map=17/6.73321/81.09948) Hotel Ella Ravan Cottage · Kurugama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80951&mlon=81.07239#map=17/6.80951/81.07239) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Karandagolla Vidalaya · Karandagolla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83083&mlon=81.07542#map=17/6.83083/81.07542) College Kithalella · Kithalella 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86507&mlon=81.03619#map=17/6.86507/81.03619) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 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 Kurugama Places mapped inside Kurugama in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Restaurants1 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 Wellawaya DS Division - Anapallama - Andawelayaya - Balaharuwa - Buduruwagala - Debaraara - Dimbulamure - Ethiliwewa - Galbokka - Handapanagala - Kithulkote - Kotikambokka - Mahaaragama - Neluwagala - Nugayaya - Pubuduwewa - Randenigodayaya - Randeniya - Siripuragama - Siyambalagunaya - Sudupanawela - Thelulla - Thelulla Colony - Uva Kudaoya - Veherayaya - Veherayaya Colony - Warunagama - Wellawaya - Yalabowa ## Quick answers - Where is Kurugama?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurugama?Ambadandegama, Galbokka, Karandagolla, Kotikambokka, Poonagala and Randeniya - How many villages are in Kurugama?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kurugama?Settlements lie between 334 m and 823 m - What is the best time to visit Kurugama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurugama?Base Hospital Wellawaya, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurugama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurugama?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurugama?Lanka IOC, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurugama?LK8221005 (OCHA common operational dataset)