# Dungolla GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/dungolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Dungolla Dungolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **7.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 7.3km² - 390 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dungolla? Dungolla lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Dehemigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/dehemigama/), [Galamuduna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/galamuduna/), [Himbutuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/himbutuwa/), [Kivulawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kivulawadiya/), [Pallegaladebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/pallegaladebokka/), [Sulugune](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/sulugune/), [Thotillagas Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thotillagas-ella/), [Udagaladebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udagaladebokka/), [Udattawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/udattawa-north/) and [Uduwelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/uduwelwala/). By area it is the 1796th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Dungolla is about 130 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4538° N, 80.9080° E. Local names: දුන්ගොල්ල . 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 Dungolla Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dungolla. - Ilukpelessa 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 Dungolla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 152 m lower 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 22 108 Feb 23 86 Mar 24 104 Apr 25 175 May 25 164 Jun 24 101 Jul 24 82 Aug 24 92 Sep 24 129 Oct 24 234 Nov 23 274 Dec 23 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dungolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Kolongoda · Wewere 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47153&mlon=80.94857#map=17/7.47153/80.94857) Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) Hotel මීමුරේ මීදුම් අරණ · Meemure 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46134&mlon=80.85065#map=17/7.46134/80.85065) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Kolongoda Central College · Wewere 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47203&mlon=80.94934#map=17/7.47203/80.94934) College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 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 Minipe DS Division - 08 Ela - Ambagahapelessa - Ambagolla - Asamodagamyaya - Batumulla - Bembiya - Bulathwelkandura - Dambagahawela - Dambepitiya - Dehemigama - Diyabubula - Galamuduna - Gurulupotha - Handaganawa - Hasalaka - Hasalaka Nagaraya - Himbutuwa - Keenapelessa - Kindigoda North - Kindigoda South - Kolonyaya - Lunumadalaketiya - Maha Eswedduma - Mahagalaheenna - Mahayaya North - Mahayaya South - Minipe - Morayaya - Muttettuthenna - Pallegaladebokka - Pallewatta - Palugolla - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Dungolla?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dungolla?Dehemigama, Galamuduna, Himbutuwa, Kivulawadiya, Pallegaladebokka, Sulugune, Thotillagas Ella, Udagaladebokka, Udattawa North and Uduwelwala - How many villages are in Dungolla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dungolla?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dungolla?Divisional Hospital - Kolongoda, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dungolla?BOC Hettipola, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dungolla?Sampath ATM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dungolla?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 9.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dungolla?LK2121010 (OCHA common operational dataset)