# Arangala GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/arangala/

Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division 

# Arangala

Arangala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.62 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 3mapped services
- 340 mtypical elevation

## Where is Arangala?

Arangala lies in [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/), [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: [Habaragahamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/habaragahamada/), [Mailpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/mailpitiya/), [Naula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/naula/), [Penalaboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/penalaboda/), [Pilihudugolla Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/pilihudugolla-ihalagama/), [Pilihudugolla Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/pilihudugolla-pahalagama/) and [Wewattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/wewattawa/). By area it is the 7986th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Arangala is about 122 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6935° N, 80.6527° E. Local names: අරංගල .

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 Arangala

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Arangala.

- Arangala
- Penalaboda
- Pilihudugolla Ihalagama

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 Arangala

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Arangalla

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 Arangala 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 Arangala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Naula 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70356&mlon=80.65387#map=17/7.70356/80.65387) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump ceypetco filling stations · Arangala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69998&mlon=80.65330#map=17/7.69998/80.65330) 

Hotel CEB Circuit Bunglow Naula · Naula 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70182&mlon=80.65090#map=17/7.70182/80.65090) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Srinaga School play ground · Naula 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70657&mlon=80.65748#map=17/7.70657/80.65748) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Arangala

Places mapped inside Arangala in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Naula DS Division

- Alugolla
- Ambana
- Andawala
- Bambaragahawatta
- Bibila
- Bobella
- Bowathenna Watta
- Dambagolla
- Diyankaduwa
- Dodamattawela
- Elagamuwa
- Elhena
- Galboda
- Galporugolla
- Ganimayaya
- Habaragahamada
- Haduwa
- Haduwela
- Hapugasyaya
- Helambagahawatta
- Kadawatha
- Kambarawa
- Karavilahena
- Kongahawela
- Koombiyangahaela
- Lihinipitiya
- Mailpitiya
- Maragamuwa
- Medapihilla
- Meegaha Ela
- Meegolla
- Millagahamula Thenna
- Moragahamada
- Moragolla
- Murutholuwa
- Nalanda
- Naula
- Nikula
- Opalgala
- Penalaboda
- Pilihudugolla Ihalagama
- Pilihudugolla Pahalagama
- Pubbiliya
- Rajawela
- Senagama
- Serudandapola
- Thalagoda
- Ududeniya
- Ussattawa
- Wambatuyaya
- Wewattawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Arangala?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Arangala?Habaragahamada, Mailpitiya, Naula, Penalaboda, Pilihudugolla Ihalagama, Pilihudugolla Pahalagama and Wewattawa
- How many villages are in Arangala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Arangala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arangala?Nalanda Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arangala?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Arangala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arangala?ceypetco filling stations, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Arangala?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Arangala?LK2209175 (OCHA common operational dataset)