# Wegodapola GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wegodapola/

Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Wegodapola

Wegodapola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **4.72 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.7km²
- 424 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wegodapola?

Wegodapola lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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: [Dembawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dembawa/), [Hathadukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hathadukkuwa/), [Hewanwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hewanwela/), [Kendangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/kendangamuwa/), [Omaragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/omaragolla/) and [Panliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/panliyadda/). By area it is the 3137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Wegodapola is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6930° N, 80.5590° E. Local names: වෑගොඩපොල .

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 Wegodapola

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Wegodapola. Settlements here lie between about 424 m and 424 m above sea level (median 424 m).

- Hewanewela Marakkalabage
- Kendangamuwa
- Madipola Marakkalabage
- Miriskuttawa
- Nugahapola
- Wegodapola

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).

## Weather in Wegodapola 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 Wegodapola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) 

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 IOC lanka · Danduyaya 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Oriental Lodge · Beligamuwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73108&mlon=80.54986#map=17/7.73108/80.54986) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Omaragolla Maha Vidyalaya · Panliyadda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68823&mlon=80.53837#map=17/7.68823/80.53837) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- Galapamula
- Galewela Town
- Galgodayaya
- Hathadukkuwa
- Hewanwela
- Hombawa
- Ibbankatuwa
- Ihala Bambawa
- Kendangamuwa
- Kosgahahinna
- Kospotha
- Kumbukgolla
- Lenawala
- Madipola
- Makulugaswewa
- Medabedda North
- Medabedda South
- Meewalapathaha
- Moragolla
- Nabadagahawatta
- Nilagama
- Pahala Bambawa
- Pahala Diggala
- Pahala Wewa
- Palapathwala
- Palu Hombawa
- Pathkolagolla
- Pattiwela
- Pibidunugama
- Pihilyaya
- Puwakpitiya
- Ralalerotawewa
- Ranwediyawa
- Silwathgama
- Siyambalagahawela
- Thalakiriyagama
- Thennakonpura
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Weragalawatta
- Wetakoluwewa
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Wegodapola?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wegodapola?Dembawa, Hathadukkuwa, Hewanwela, Kendangamuwa, Omaragolla and Panliyadda
- How many villages are in Wegodapola?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Wegodapola?Settlements lie between 424 m and 424 m
- What is the best time to visit Wegodapola?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wegodapola?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wegodapola?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wegodapola?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wegodapola?IOC lanka, about 7.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wegodapola?LK2203285 (OCHA common operational dataset)