# Alakolamada GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/alakolamada/

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Alakolamada

Alakolamada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.34 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.3km²
- 691 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alakolamada?

Alakolamada lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bogambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bogambara/), [Galekoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/galekoluwa/), [Pitakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/pitakanda/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/udagama/) and [Welangahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/welangahawatta/). By area it is the 8893rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Alakolamada is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4832° N, 80.6808° E. Local names: අලකොලමඩ .

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 Alakolamada

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

- Asingammedda
- Wewelmada

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 Alakolamada

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Wewelmadde

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 Alakolamada 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 299 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 Alakolamada

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) 

Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Knuckles Home Stay · Maussagolla 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49431&mlon=80.69453#map=17/7.49431/80.69453) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School MT/Ganeshwara T.V · Thambalagala 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46630&mlon=80.69683#map=17/7.46630/80.69683) 

College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 

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 Rattota DS Division

- Alwatta
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dankanda
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaikawala
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- Kandenuwara West
- Kirimetiya
- Koswana North
- Koswana South
- Kuruwawa
- Lonvil
- Madakumbura
- Maradurawala
- Maussagolla
- Meda Weragama
- Medawatta
- Muwandeniya
- Neluwakanda
- Nikawella
- Pahala Hapuvida
- Pahala Owala
- Palle Weragama
- Pallegama
- Palleyaya
- Pitakanda
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Alakolamada?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alakolamada?Bogambara, Galekoluwa, Pitakanda, Udagama and Welangahawatta
- How many villages are in Alakolamada?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alakolamada?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alakolamada?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alakolamada?RDB Bank, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alakolamada?Sampath ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alakolamada?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alakolamada?LK2230165 (OCHA common operational dataset)