# Angunawel Pelessa GN division, Dambulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/angunawel-pelessa/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Angunawel Pelessa Angunawel Pelessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **33.5 km²**. - 33.5km² ## Where is Angunawel Pelessa? Angunawel Pelessa lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [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 11 other GN divisions: [Bambaragahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/bambaragahawatta/), [Damanayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/damanayaya/), [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/dambagolla/), [Elahera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/elahera/), [Ihala Ereula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/ihala-ereula/), [Kalundewa Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalundewa-aluthgama/), [Kalundewa Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalundewa-paranagama/), [Kottapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/kottapitiya-south/), [Pahala Erevula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pahala-erevula/), [Segala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/segala/) and [Welangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welangolla/). By area it is the 223rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.4% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Angunawel Pelessa is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8151° N, 80.7604° E. Local names: අඟුණවැල්පැලැස්ස . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Angunawel Pelessa Named natural and historic features inside Angunawel Pelessa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Angunapelessa Wewa - Dematagahapitiya Wewa - Nuwaragala Wewa - Nuwaragolla Wewa - Thimbirigas Wewa ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Kalundewa - Nuwaragalkanda 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 Angunawel Pelessa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 Feb 24 89 Mar 26 96 Apr 27 154 May 26 133 Jun 26 73 Jul 25 62 Aug 26 70 Sep 26 101 Oct 25 228 Nov 24 279 Dec 23 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Angunawel Pelessa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bakamoona Hospital · Bakamoona 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77481&mlon=80.81948#map=17/7.77481/80.81948) Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Ceypectco filling station · Lenadora North 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75871&mlon=80.66158#map=17/7.75871/80.66158) Hotel fresh air resort & restaurant · Damanayaya 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78333&mlon=80.81670#map=17/7.78333/80.81670) Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94036&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94036/81.00146) School Wewala Wewa Maha Vidyalaya · Wewala Wewa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87420&mlon=80.77014#map=17/7.87420/80.77014) College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Dambulla DS Division - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pelvehera - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Angunawel Pelessa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Angunawel Pelessa?Bambaragahawatta, Damanayaya, Dambagolla, Elahera, Ihala Ereula, Kalundewa Aluthgama, Kalundewa Paranagama, Kottapitiya South, Pahala Erevula, Segala and Welangolla - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Angunawel Pelessa?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Angunawel Pelessa?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Angunawel Pelessa?Bakamoona Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Angunawel Pelessa?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Angunawel Pelessa?HNB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Angunawel Pelessa?Ceypectco filling station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Angunawel Pelessa?LK2206210 (OCHA common operational dataset)