# Palugolla GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/palugolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division # Palugolla Palugolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **4.71 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.7km² ## Where is Palugolla? Palugolla 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 6 other GN divisions: [Meewaobe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/meewaobe/), [Sonutta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/sonutta/), [Thotillagas Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thotillagas-ella/), [Uduwelwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/uduwelwala/), [Viranegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/viranegama/) and [Wewere](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/wewere/). By area it is the 3147th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Palugolla is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4824° N, 80.9420° E. Local names: පලුගොල්ල . 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 Palugolla Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palugolla. - Kolongoda 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 Palugolla Named natural and historic features inside Palugolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Heen Ganga - Kolongoda Wewa 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 Palugolla 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 Palugolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Kolongoda · Wewere 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47153&mlon=80.94857#map=17/7.47153/80.94857) Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) Hotel Hebarawa Irrigation Circuit Bungalow · Perakanatta 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52218&mlon=80.97090#map=17/7.52218/80.97090) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Kolongoda Central College · Wewere 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47203&mlon=80.94934#map=17/7.47203/80.94934) College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 7.2 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 - Dungolla - 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 - Rathnella - Thorapitiya - Thotillagas Ella - Udagaladebokka - Udattawa - Udattawa North - Udawela - Udayagala - Ulpathagama - Waragolla - Welgahawadiya - Welgala - Weragama - Weraganthota - Wewere ## Quick answers - Where is Palugolla?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palugolla?Meewaobe, Sonutta, Thotillagas Ella, Uduwelwala, Viranegama and Wewere - How many villages are in Palugolla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palugolla?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palugolla?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Palugolla?Divisional Hospital - Kolongoda, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palugolla?BOC Hettipola, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palugolla?Peoples Bank ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugolla?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palugolla?LK2121020 (OCHA common operational dataset)