# Moragollewa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/moragollewa/

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Moragollewa

Moragollewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.06 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.1km²
- 8mapped services

## Where is Moragollewa?

Moragollewa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kalogaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kalogaha-ela/), [Kapuwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kapuwatta/), [Kiralagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kiralagolla/), [Puwak Attawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/puwak-attawala/) and [Thittawelgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/thittawelgolla/). By area it is the 2317th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Moragollewa is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8115° N, 80.6654° E. Local names: මොරගොල්ලෑව .

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 Moragollewa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moragollewa.

- Moragollewa

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 Moragollewa

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

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Bintambura Wewa
- Ranaweera 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 Moragollewa 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 Moragollewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rangiri Hospital · Dambulla Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86533&mlon=80.64436#map=17/7.86533/80.64436) 

Bank NSB · Dambulla Town 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87134&mlon=80.65128#map=17/7.87134/80.65128) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Thalakiriyagama 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81069&mlon=80.61272#map=17/7.81069/80.61272) 

Hotel Grand Kalundawa Resort · Moragollewa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80823&mlon=80.65876#map=17/7.80823/80.65876) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Thiththawelgolla junior school · Kapuwatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82826&mlon=80.65776#map=17/7.82826/80.65776) 

College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 5.7 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 5.9 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 Moragollewa

Places mapped inside Moragollewa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels8

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
- 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
- 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 Moragollewa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Moragollewa?Kalogaha Ela, Kapuwatta, Kiralagolla, Puwak Attawala and Thittawelgolla
- How many villages are in Moragollewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moragollewa?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Moragollewa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moragollewa?Rangiri Hospital, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moragollewa?NSB, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Moragollewa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moragollewa?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moragollewa?LK2206225 (OCHA common operational dataset)
