# Kalugalthenna GN division, Ambanganga DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kalugalthenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambanganga DS Division # Kalugalthenna Kalugalthenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.38 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 1mapped services - 758 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kalugalthenna? Kalugalthenna lies in [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dambagolla/), [Divulgas Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/divulgas-pathana/), [Gammaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/gammaduwa/), [Kumbaloluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kumbaloluwa/), [Naguliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/naguliyadda/), [Pussella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/pussella/) and [Sirangahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/sirangahawatta/). By area it is the 3398th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.9% of [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/). The centre of Kalugalthenna is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5583° N, 80.7014° E. Local names: කලුගල්තැන්න . 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 Kalugalthenna Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kalugalthenna. - Dambalagala Colony - Gammaduwa 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 Kalugalthenna Named natural and historic features inside Kalugalthenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates; 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Kalugahatenna - Kensington - Kuda Oya - Kudaoya Colony - Springmount Colony 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 Kalugalthenna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 366 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 116 Feb 21 89 Mar 23 96 Apr 25 154 May 24 133 Jun 23 73 Jul 23 62 Aug 23 70 Sep 23 101 Oct 23 228 Nov 22 279 Dec 21 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kalugalthenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Kudaoya Bungalow by Lalan Leisure · Kalugalthenna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56191&mlon=80.69300#map=17/7.56191/80.69300) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Rattota Hindu Maha Vidyalaya · Rattota 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52076&mlon=80.67654#map=17/7.52076/80.67654) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kalugalthenna Places mapped inside Kalugalthenna in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Ambanganga DS Division - Cloda - Gammaduwa - Gurubebila - Hunukete - Imbulgolla - Kavudagammana - Kosgolla - Kumbaloluwa - LK2221150 - Metihakka - Naguliyadda - Narangolla - Palle Eswedduma - Pallethenna - Pussella - Raithalawa - Ranmuthugama - Sirangahawatta - Thibbatukanatha ## Quick answers - Where is Kalugalthenna?In Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kalugalthenna?Dambagolla, Divulgas Pathana, Gammaduwa, Kumbaloluwa, Naguliyadda, Pussella and Sirangahawatta - How many villages are in Kalugalthenna?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kalugalthenna?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalugalthenna?Rattota Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kalugalthenna?People's Bank - Rattota, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kalugalthenna?Commercial Bank ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kalugalthenna?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalugalthenna?LK2221015 (OCHA common operational dataset)