# Muwagala GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/muwagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Muwagala Muwagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.58 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.6km² - 603 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muwagala? Muwagala lies in [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Pandivita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/pandivita/), [Pandivita Welagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/matale/pandivita-welagama/) and [Thenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/thenna/). By area it is the 12055th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Muwagala is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4494° N, 80.6007° E. Local names: මුවගල . 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 Muwagala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Muwagala. Settlements here lie between about 401 m and 603 m above sea level (median 603 m). - Gonamada - Padiwitagama - Padiwitawela - Tenna 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 Muwagala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 211 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 22 116 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 96 Apr 26 154 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 Muwagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Owilikanda Hospital · Panwatta 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46121&mlon=80.58734#map=17/7.46121/80.58734) Bank gramiya bank · Ovilikanda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45494&mlon=80.58296#map=17/7.45494/80.58296) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel AYU PIYASA Ayurveda Organic Resort · Ovilla 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45370&mlon=80.59335#map=17/7.45370/80.59335) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Thibbotuwawa Primary School · Dombagasdeniya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44157&mlon=80.59758#map=17/7.44157/80.59758) College Matale Study Centre, The Open University of Sri Lanka · Maligathenna 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45816&mlon=80.62415#map=17/7.45816/80.62415) Police station Matale Police Station · Diyabubula 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46263&mlon=80.62621#map=17/7.46263/80.62621) 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Balakaduwa - Bowatta - Dehipitiya - Dombagasdeniya - Dumbukola - Elkaduwa - Elkaduwa Watta - Elwala - Enasalmada - Eriyagolla - Galaudahena - Guralawela North - Gurulawela South - Halangoda - Horagahapitiya - Hunnasgiriyawatta - Hunuketawala - Imbulpitiya - Kaduwela - Kalalpitiya - Kandemada - Karagahahinna - Katuattamada - Katudeniya - Kendagolla - Kendagollamada - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombiliwela - Kureewela - Leliambe - Maberiya - Makulemada - Manaboda - Marukona - Meedeniya - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - Paragahawela - Pathingolla - Pujagoda - Purijjala - Raithalawela - Rangama - Rathwatta - Talingamada - Thawalankoya - Thenna - Thibbatuwawa - Udangamuwa - Udathenna - Udupihilla - Udupitiya - Ukuwela - Ulpathapitiya - Wademada - Warakamura - Wariyapola - Wariyapola Watta - Watagoda - Wattegedara - Wehigala - Weligala ## Quick answers - Where is Muwagala?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Muwagala?Pandivita, Pandivita Welagama and Thenna - How many villages are in Muwagala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muwagala?Settlements lie between 401 m and 603 m - What is the best time to visit Muwagala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Muwagala?Owilikanda Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Muwagala?gramiya bank, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Muwagala?People's Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Muwagala?Lanka IOC, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Muwagala?LK2233075 (OCHA common operational dataset)