# Masgolla GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/masgolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Masgolla Masgolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **5.84 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.8km² - 782 mtypical elevation ## Where is Masgolla? Masgolla lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gurukele/), [Hunugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/hunugala/), [Palledelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/palledelthota/), [Panvilathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/panvilathenna/), [Rajathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/rajathalawa/) and [Thumpelawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/thumpelawaka/). By area it is the 2430th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.2% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Masgolla is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1585° N, 80.6547° E. Local names: මස්ගොල්ල . 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 Masgolla Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Masgolla. Settlements here lie between about 689 m and 892 m above sea level (median 782 m). - Erinwatta - Lorawatta Colony - Marahena - Morahena - Mulgamwatta 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 Masgolla Named natural and historic features inside Masgolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Moolgama - Panwilailenna 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 Masgolla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 240 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 108 Feb 20 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Masgolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Galaha Hospital · Udadelthota 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19461&mlon=80.67562#map=17/7.19461/80.67562) Bank Hatton National Bank · Galaha 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19640&mlon=80.67107#map=17/7.19640/80.67107) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Galaha 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19759&mlon=80.66988#map=17/7.19759/80.66988) Hotel Stone Gale Estate Villa · Pitawala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17780&mlon=80.67339#map=17/7.17780/80.67339) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Bhadrawathiee College · Palledelthota 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18977&mlon=80.67285#map=17/7.18977/80.67285) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 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 Doluwa DS Division - Atuwewatta - Doluwa - Galoya - Gampolawatta - Ganegoda - Godawela - Gothatuwela - Gurukele - Haloya - Hunugala - Inguruwatta - Kahawatta - Legumdeniya - Megoda Kalugamuwa - Millagahamula - Mulgama - Naranvita - Nawa Gurukele - Nawa Nillamba - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Pupuressa - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Masgolla?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Masgolla?Gurukele, Hunugala, Palledelthota, Panvilathenna, Rajathalawa and Thumpelawaka - How many villages are in Masgolla?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Masgolla?Settlements lie between 689 m and 892 m - What is the best time to visit Masgolla?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Masgolla?Galaha Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Masgolla?Hatton National Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Masgolla?Commercial Bank ATM, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Masgolla?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Masgolla?LK2142130 (OCHA common operational dataset)