# Kahagala GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Kahagala

Kahagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **13.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 13.2km²
- 695 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kahagala?

Kahagala lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Divulgas Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/divulgas-pathana/), [Gangalapuwakpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/gangalapuwakpitiya/), [Ilukkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ilukkumbura/), [Karadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/karadamulla/), [Mahalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/mahalakotuwa/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/) and [Pottatawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pottatawela/). By area it is the 836th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Kahagala is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5650° N, 80.7768° E. Local names: කහගල .

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 Kahagala

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

- Kahagala
- Patanegedara

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 Kahagala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 303 m higher 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 21 116 

Feb 22 89 

Mar 24 96 

Apr 25 154 

May 24 133 

Jun 24 73 

Jul 24 62 

Aug 24 70 

Sep 24 101 

Oct 23 228 

Nov 22 279 

Dec 21 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kahagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Gangala · Ilukkumbura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54968&mlon=80.77612#map=17/7.54968/80.77612) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dammanthenna
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Galgedawala
- Ganga Henwala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Halminiya
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Kahagala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kahagala?Divulgas Pathana, Gangalapuwakpitiya, Ilukkumbura, Karadamulla, Mahalakotuwa, Pitawala and Pottatawela
- How many villages are in Kahagala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kahagala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kahagala?Laggala Hospital, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kahagala?People's Bank - Rattota, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kahagala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahagala?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kahagala?LK2224085 (OCHA common operational dataset)