# Welangolla GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welangolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Welangolla Welangolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **11.4 km²**. - 11.4km² ## Where is Welangolla? Welangolla 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 6 other GN divisions: [Angunawel Pelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/angunawel-pelessa/), [Attanakadawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/attanakadawala-south/), [Ihala Ereula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/ihala-ereula/), [Nikawatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/nikawatawana/), [Segala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/elahera/segala/) and [Wewala Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/wewala-wewa/). By area it is the 1021st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Welangolla is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8563° N, 80.7670° E. Local names: වෙලංගොල්ල . 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 Welangolla Named natural and historic features inside Welangolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Kuda Gona Oya - Kudagona Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Ihala Erawulla Paranagama · 379 m 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 Welangolla 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 Welangolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sigiriya Base Hospital · Kimbissa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94174&mlon=80.73218#map=17/7.94174/80.73218) Bank BOC · Kimbissa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94163&mlon=80.72583#map=17/7.94163/80.72583) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Pelvehera 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90768&mlon=80.67360#map=17/7.90768/80.67360) Hotel Rangiripauwa Adventure Park · Kumbukkandanwala 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89467&mlon=80.73161#map=17/7.89467/80.73161) Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 27 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 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87420&mlon=80.77014#map=17/7.87420/80.77014) College විදුමග අධයාපන ආයතනය -Dambulla · Athuparayaya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86228&mlon=80.67415#map=17/7.86228/80.67415) Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 10 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 - 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 - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Welangolla?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Welangolla?Angunawel Pelessa, Attanakadawala South, Ihala Ereula, Nikawatawana, Segala and Wewala Wewa - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Welangolla?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Welangolla?Ihala Erawulla Paranagama (379 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Welangolla?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Welangolla?Sigiriya Base Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Welangolla?BOC, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Welangolla?HNB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Welangolla?Lanka IOC, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Welangolla?LK2206140 (OCHA common operational dataset)