# Ambalagala GN division, Medadumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/ambalagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Medadumbara DS Division # Ambalagala Ambalagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.7km² - 478 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ambalagala? Ambalagala lies in [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/), [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: [Giddawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/giddawa/), [Kuruambemuduna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/kuruambemuduna/), [Maluwegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/maluwegama/), [Naranpanawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/naranpanawa-east/), [Putuhapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/putuhapuwa/) and [Watapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/watapana/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Medadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/medadumbara/). The centre of Ambalagala is about 108 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3373° N, 80.7437° E. Local names: අම්බලගල . 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 Ambalagala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ambalagala. - Galkanda 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 Ambalagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ambalagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Narampanawa Government Hospital · Naranpanawa East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34364&mlon=80.73198#map=17/7.34364/80.73198) Bank Sanasa Bank · Vilamuna 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30978&mlon=80.76503#map=17/7.30978/80.76503) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Singha Filling station · Karalliyadda 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31635&mlon=80.75673#map=17/7.31635/80.75673) Hotel Hotel Indra Manel · Watapana 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33005&mlon=80.74538#map=17/7.33005/80.74538) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Dunhinna Secondary School · Dunhinna 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34736&mlon=80.75216#map=17/7.34736/80.75216) College SLIIT Kandy · Balagolla East 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28381&mlon=80.72243#map=17/7.28381/80.72243) Police station Police Station, Rangala · Amupitiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33128&mlon=80.77270#map=17/7.33128/80.77270) 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 Medadumbara DS Division - Ambagahalanda - Ambale - Amupitiya - Bambaragahadeniya - Bobebila - Bomure - Bulathwatta - Burnside - Doraliyadda South - Duckwariya - Dunhinna - Ellepola - Elliyadda - Embalagama - Ferndail - Gabbela - Galabadawatta - Galambalama - Galkotuwa - Gangasirigama - Giddawa - Giddawa-Waradiwela - Godamunna - Gonawala - Hakmana - Hathiyalwela - Heeloya - Hijrapura - Kandegama - Kandekumbura - Karalliyadda - Katugoda - Kiribattalawa - Kotaganga - Kurukohogama - Maberiyathenna - Madapola - Madeniyawaka - Mahadoraliyadda - Maharawela - Makuldeniya - Maneluwa - Mangoda - Meda Gammedda - Medamahanuwara - Meegahalanda - Meegahamaditta - Meeriyagolla - Metideniya - Moragahamula - Nagolla - Namandagala - Nilgala - Nithulemada - Nugepathana - Pallebage - Poddalgoda - Putuhapuwa - Puwakgahadiwela - Rajagala - Rambukpotha - Rambukwella - Rambukwella - East - Randeniya - Randiwela - Rangala - Rangala Aluthwatta - Ranmulla - Retiyagama - Sandasiri Dunuvila - Senarathwela - Siridigana - Thangappuwa - Thennalanda - Thunisgala - Udabage - Udagammedda - Udathenna - Udawela - Udispattuwa - Vilamuna - Waradiwela - Watapana - Wathuliyadda - Wegala - Weladaramba - Welapahala - Weliketiya - Wellethota - Werapitiya - Werathenna - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Ambalagala?In Medadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ambalagala?Giddawa, Kuruambemuduna, Maluwegama, Naranpanawa East, Putuhapuwa and Watapana - How many villages are in Ambalagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ambalagala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ambalagala?Narampanawa Government Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ambalagala?Sanasa Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ambalagala?Sampath ATM, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ambalagala?Singha Filling station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ambalagala?LK2124215 (OCHA common operational dataset)