# Nagalawewa GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division 

# Nagalawewa

Nagalawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.7km²
- 204 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nagalawewa?

Nagalawewa 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: [Digampathaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/digampathaha/), [Inamaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/inamaluwa/), [Kimbissa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kimbissa/), [Pothana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pothana/) and [Thalkote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/thalkote/). By area it is the 2056th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Nagalawewa is about 149 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9574° N, 80.7162° E. Local names: නාගලවැව .

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 Nagalawewa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nagalawewa.

- Diganpataha
- Nagalawewa

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 Nagalawewa

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

### Water

3 reservoirs and tanks.

- Heenwalayagama Wewa
- Nagala Wewa
- Tarane 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 Nagalawewa 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 188 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 25 279 

Dec 25 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nagalawewa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) 

Bank BOC · Kimbissa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) 

Hotel Elephant Corridor · Pothana 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94333&mlon=80.71126#map=17/7.94333/80.71126) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Sigiriya Central College · Sigiriya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95173&mlon=80.75056#map=17/7.95173/80.75056) 

College Sigiriya college · Sigiriya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95125&mlon=80.75127#map=17/7.95125/80.75127) 

Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 

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

- 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
- Moragollewa
- 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 Nagalawewa?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nagalawewa?Digampathaha, Inamaluwa, Kimbissa, Pothana and Thalkote
- How many villages are in Nagalawewa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nagalawewa?3 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Nagalawewa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nagalawewa?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nagalawewa?BOC, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nagalawewa?HNB, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nagalawewa?Lanka IOC, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nagalawewa?LK2206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)