# Paragahawela GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/paragahawela/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Paragahawela Paragahawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.56 km²**. - 0.6km² ## Where is Paragahawela? Paragahawela 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dumbukola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/dumbukola/), [Kureewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kureewela/), [Maberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/maberiya/), [Manaboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/manaboda/), [Udathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/udathenna/) and [Ukuwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/ukuwela/). By area it is the 12149th 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 Paragahawela is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4220° N, 80.6409° E. Local names: පරගහවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Paragahawela Named natural and historic features inside Paragahawela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Moha Oya 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 Paragahawela 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 Paragahawela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital North Matale Ayurveda Base Hospital · Maligathenna 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45809&mlon=80.62164#map=17/7.45809/80.62164) Bank Sanasa Bank Ukuwela · Marukona 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41333&mlon=80.64220#map=17/7.41333/80.64220) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gongawela 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Aarunya Nature Resort · Balakaduwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40875&mlon=80.61932#map=17/7.40875/80.61932) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Rising Stars Preschool · Alawathugoda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41002&mlon=80.60968#map=17/7.41002/80.60968) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 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 - Muwagala - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - 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 Paragahawela?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paragahawela?Dumbukola, Kureewela, Maberiya, Manaboda, Udathenna and Ukuwela - What is the best time to visit Paragahawela?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Paragahawela?North Matale Ayurveda Base Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paragahawela?Sanasa Bank Ukuwela, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paragahawela?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paragahawela?Lanka IOC, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paragahawela?LK2233230 (OCHA common operational dataset)