# Bulagala GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/bulagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Bulagala Bulagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.58 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.6km² - 3mapped services - 151 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulagala? Bulagala 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 9 other GN divisions: [Anakatawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/anakatawewa/), [Dambulla Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulla-town/), [Dambulugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulugama/), [Hinguruwelpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/hinguruwelpitiya/), [Kandalama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kandalama-east/), [Kithulhitiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kithulhitiyawa/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pallegama/), [Pelvehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pelvehera/) and [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welihena/). By area it is the 3231st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Bulagala is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8965° N, 80.6472° E. Local names: බුලාගල . 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 Bulagala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bulagala. - Bulagala - Bulugala 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 Bulagala Named natural and historic features inside Bulagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Bulagala 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 Bulagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 241 m lower 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital · Dambulla Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87416&mlon=80.64875#map=17/7.87416/80.64875) Bank DFCC Bank · Dambulla Town 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87874&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.87874/80.65016) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Pelvehera 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88489&mlon=80.65170#map=17/7.88489/80.65170) Hotel Stream View Family Resort · Bulagala 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89720&mlon=80.64561#map=17/7.89720/80.64561) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Dambulla Primary School · Dambulla Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86449&mlon=80.64742#map=17/7.86449/80.64742) College ESOFT Metro College - Dambulla · Dambulla Town 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87845&mlon=80.65026#map=17/7.87845/80.65026) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 3.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bulagala Places mapped inside Bulagala in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Restaurants1 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - 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 Bulagala?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bulagala?Anakatawewa, Dambulla Town, Dambulugama, Hinguruwelpitiya, Kandalama East, Kithulhitiyawa, Pallegama, Pelvehera and Welihena - How many villages are in Bulagala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bulagala?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Bulagala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulagala?Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulagala?DFCC Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulagala?HNB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulagala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bulagala?LK2206115 (OCHA common operational dataset)