# Murutholuwa GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division 

# Murutholuwa

Murutholuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.8km²
- 640 mtypical elevation

## Where is Murutholuwa?

Murutholuwa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Bibila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/bibila/), [Mailpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/mailpitiya/), [Palapathwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/palapathwala/), [Penalaboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/penalaboda/), [Ussattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/ussattawa/) and [Wewattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/wewattawa/). By area it is the 3923rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Murutholuwa is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7265° N, 80.6286° E. Local names: මුරුතෝළුව .

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 Murutholuwa

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

- Bibila
- Murutholuwa

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 Murutholuwa 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 248 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 25 133 

Jun 24 73 

Jul 24 62 

Aug 24 70 

Sep 24 101 

Oct 24 228 

Nov 23 279 

Dec 22 243 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Murutholuwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) 

Bank DFCC Bank · Naula 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.71102&mlon=80.65319#map=17/7.71102/80.65319) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump CO-OP Filling Station · Naula 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70781&mlon=80.65383#map=17/7.70781/80.65383) 

Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) 

Mall H2 Lanka Food City · Kalawewa 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02386&mlon=80.52956#map=17/8.02386/80.52956) 

School Melpitiya maha vidyalaya · Mailpitiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69645&mlon=80.62665#map=17/7.69645/80.62665) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 4.5 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.

## Other GN divisions in Naula DS Division

- Alugolla
- Ambana
- Andawala
- Arangala
- 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
- Nalanda
- Naula
- Nikula
- Opalgala
- Penalaboda
- Pilihudugolla Ihalagama
- Pilihudugolla Pahalagama
- Pubbiliya
- Rajawela
- Senagama
- Serudandapola
- Thalagoda
- Ududeniya
- Ussattawa
- Wambatuyaya
- Wewattawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Murutholuwa?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Murutholuwa?Bibila, Mailpitiya, Palapathwala, Penalaboda, Ussattawa and Wewattawa
- How many villages are in Murutholuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Murutholuwa?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Murutholuwa?Nalanda Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Murutholuwa?DFCC Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Murutholuwa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Murutholuwa?CO-OP Filling Station, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Murutholuwa?LK2209080 (OCHA common operational dataset)