# Weligala GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/weligala/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Weligala Weligala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.58 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.6km² - 358 mtypical elevation ## Where is Weligala? Weligala 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hunuketawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/hunuketawala/), [Kureewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kureewela/), [Maberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/maberiya/), [Rathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/rathwatta/) and [Udathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/udathenna/). 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 Weligala is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4196° N, 80.6531° E. Local names: වැලිගල . 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 Weligala Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Weligala. Settlements here lie between about 358 m and 394 m above sea level (median 358 m). - Dehideniya - Hunuketawala - Niyarepola - Udatenna - Wewagammedda 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 Weligala Named natural and historic features inside Weligala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kuruwilla 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 Weligala 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 Weligala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) Bank Sanasa Bank Ukuwela · Marukona 1.4 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 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46772&mlon=80.62367#map=17/7.46772/80.62367) Hotel Sembuwatta Eco Island · Udangamuwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41794&mlon=80.66938#map=17/7.41794/80.66938) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Alawathugoda National School · Arambepola 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40130&mlon=80.61335#map=17/7.40130/80.61335) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 5.0 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 - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Weligala?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Weligala?Hunuketawala, Kureewela, Maberiya, Rathwatta and Udathenna - How many villages are in Weligala?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Weligala?Settlements lie between 358 m and 394 m - What is the best time to visit Weligala?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Weligala?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Weligala?Sanasa Bank Ukuwela, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Weligala?NSB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Weligala?Lanka IOC, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Weligala?LK2233280 (OCHA common operational dataset)