# Moragaspitiya GN division, Pallepola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/moragaspitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division # Moragaspitiya Moragaspitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.98 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.0km² - 408 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moragaspitiya? Moragaspitiya lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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: [Ambokudena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ambokudena/), [Ehelepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ehelepola/), [Ekamuthugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/ekamuthugama/), [Koholanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/koholanwala/), [Medalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/medalanda/), [Udurampelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/udurampelessa/) and [Walmoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/walmoruwa/). By area it is the 6995th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Moragaspitiya is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6396° N, 80.6163° E. Local names: මොරගස්පිටිය . 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 Moragaspitiya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Moragaspitiya. - Kohonapuwakgaha-ela - Moragaspitiya 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 Moragaspitiya Named natural and historic features inside Moragaspitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Till Brick 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 Moragaspitiya 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 Moragaspitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pallepola North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62572&mlon=80.60680#map=17/7.62572/80.60680) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) Hotel Central Heritage bunglow CHB · Pallepola North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62422&mlon=80.60704#map=17/7.62422/80.60704) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School koholanwela Primary School Ground · Koholanwala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63108&mlon=80.63606#map=17/7.63108/80.63606) College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 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 Pallepola DS Division - Akuramboda - Aluthgama - Ambokka - Ambokudena - Ariyagama - Bomeruwa - Demada Oya - Dewarammulla - Dimbulgamuwa - Dodamgasyaya - Ehelepola - Ekamuthugama - Galahitiyagama - Janakagama - Kandewatta - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Kobbevehera - Koholanwala - Kosgolla - Koswatta - Mahayayawatta - Mananwatta - Maningamuwa East - Maningamuwa West - Medalanda - Millawana Ihalagama - Millawana Medagama - Millawana Pahalagama - Monaravila - Nagahapola - Nilannoruwa - Nilannoruwa Colony - Paldeniya - Pallepola North - Pallepola South - Polwatta - Rusigama Ihalagama - Rusigama Pahalagama - Thalakiriyawa - Thembilideniya North - Udurampelessa - Walmoruwa ## Quick answers - Where is Moragaspitiya?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moragaspitiya?Ambokudena, Ehelepola, Ekamuthugama, Koholanwala, Medalanda, Udurampelessa and Walmoruwa - How many villages are in Moragaspitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Moragaspitiya?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Moragaspitiya?Nalanda Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moragaspitiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Moragaspitiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moragaspitiya?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moragaspitiya?LK2212095 (OCHA common operational dataset)