# Kalugaloya GN division, Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kalugaloya/

Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division 

# Kalugaloya

Kalugaloya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.79 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 590 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kalugaloya?

Kalugaloya lies in [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/), [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: [Dumbaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dumbaragama/), [Kalugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kalugala/), [Padupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/padupola/), [Poppitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/poppitiya/), [Udailuka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udailuka/) and [Udakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udakumbura/). By area it is the 7483rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Kalugaloya is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3854° N, 80.8989° E. Local names: කළුගල්ඔය .

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 Kalugaloya

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kalugaloya. Settlements here lie between about 590 m and 590 m above sea level (median 590 m).

- Kalugal-oya
- Kotawagura
- Madanpitiya
- Padupola
- Udakumbura

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 Kalugaloya

Named natural and historic features inside Kalugaloya, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Wewelobe Oya

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 Kalugaloya 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 Kalugaloya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Pilhatha Central College · Mahayaya South 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38455&mlon=80.95501#map=17/7.38455/80.95501) 

College Hanwella Mayadunna college · Udawela 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35977&mlon=80.87222#map=17/7.35977/80.87222) 

Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 

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 Ududumbara DS Division

- Andideniya
- Bambarabedda East
- Bambarabedda West
- Dambagahapitiya
- Denapitiya
- Devinnegama
- Dewahandiya East
- Dewahandiya West
- Dumbaragama
- Ganegala
- Gangoda
- Gedaramada
- Geradigala
- Godakumbura
- Halyala
- Hanwella
- Hapukanda East
- Hapukanda West
- Hunnasgiriya
- Kaikawala
- Kalalgamuwa
- Kalawala
- Kalugala
- Kandegama
- Karambaketiya
- Karandagolla
- Kevulgama
- Kirigankumbura
- Kiripattiya
- Kobonilla
- Kumbukgolla
- Madugalla North
- Madugalla South
- Madugalla Udagammedda
- Mahawala
- Mediwaka
- Meemure
- Mendiriya
- Minuwangamuwa
- Moonamalpelessa
- Nawanagala
- Nugethenna East
- Nugethenna West
- Oyathenna
- Padupola
- Pallekanda
- Pallewela
- Pamunethenna
- Pitawala
- Pitawala Udagammedda
- Pitigoda
- Poppitiya
- Pusseela
- Rambukwella East
- Rambukwella West
- Thalagune
- Udadumbara
- Udailuka
- Udakumbura
- Udapitawala
- Udawela
- Wadawalakanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Kalugaloya?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kalugaloya?Dumbaragama, Kalugala, Padupola, Poppitiya, Udailuka and Udakumbura
- How many villages are in Kalugaloya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kalugaloya?Settlements lie between 590 m and 590 m
- What is the best time to visit Kalugaloya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kalugaloya?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kalugaloya?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kalugaloya?Sampath ATM, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalugaloya?Ceypetco, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kalugaloya?LK2118060 (OCHA common operational dataset)