# Lakegala GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Lakegala

Lakegala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.70 km²**.

- 6.7km²

## Where is Lakegala?

Lakegala 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kivulawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/kivulawadiya/), [Meemure](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/meemure/), [Narangamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/narangamuwa/) and [Ranamuregama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ranamuregama/). By area it is the 2045th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Lakegala is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4797° N, 80.8438° E. Local names: ලකේගල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Lakegala 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 Lakegala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wilgamuwa Divisional Hospital · Hettipola 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54035&mlon=80.91433#map=17/7.54035/80.91433) 

Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel මීමුරේ මීදුම් අරණ · Meemure 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46134&mlon=80.85065#map=17/7.46134/80.85065) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Nugagolla Maha Vidyalaya · Nugagolla 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49897&mlon=80.92530#map=17/7.49897/80.92530) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 

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
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Lakegala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Lakegala?Kivulawadiya, Meemure, Narangamuwa and Ranamuregama
- What is the best time to visit Lakegala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lakegala?Wilgamuwa Divisional Hospital, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lakegala?BOC Hettipola, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lakegala?Sampath ATM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lakegala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 8.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lakegala?LK2224185 (OCHA common operational dataset)