# Agappala GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/agappala/ Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division # Agappala Agappala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.60 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.6km² - 785 mtypical elevation ## Where is Agappala? Agappala lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bambaragama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/bambaragama-east/), [Karamidula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/karamidula/), [Kithulpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/kithulpe/), [Makempe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/makempe/), [Puranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/puranagama/) and [Wegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/wegama/). By area it is the 8041st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Agappala is about 102 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1420° N, 80.7472° E. Local names: අගප්පල . 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 Agappala Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Agappala. Settlements here lie between about 774 m and 830 m above sea level (median 785 m). - Agappola - Bowala - Mederapitiya - Mederapitiya Colony 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 Agappala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Agappala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rikillagaskada Hospital · Rikillagaskada 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14537&mlon=80.78220#map=17/7.14537/80.78220) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Karagaskada North 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17390&mlon=80.69696#map=17/7.17390/80.69696) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Padiyapelella 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09455&mlon=80.80073#map=17/7.09455/80.80073) Hotel Nalinda's Homestay · Handawalapitiya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13186&mlon=80.72626#map=17/7.13186/80.72626) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Handawalapitiya Vidyalaya · Handawalapitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12746&mlon=80.73776#map=17/7.12746/80.73776) College Gateway College · Udadelthota 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) Police station Mathurata Police Statiion · Mathurata 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07985&mlon=80.80188#map=17/7.07985/80.80188) 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 Hanguranketa DS Division - Adikarigama - Ambaliyadda - Ambewela - Arattana - Bambaragama - Bambaragama East - Bambaragama West - Bogahalanda - Bowala - Bulugahapitiya - Dampola - Damunumeya - Damunumeya North - Daraoya - Delgahapitiya - Deliwala - Diggalpotta - Dimbulkumbura - Diya - Udagama - Dodamkumbura - Dolugala - Ekiriya - Enasal Arawa - Endiribedda - Galauda North - Galauda South - Ganga Udagama - Gannewa Udagama - Gedereiyawa - Hakuruthale - Handawalapitiya - Hanguranketha - Hapugasdeniya - Hapuwala - Hilpenkandura - Hingurukaduwa - Hope - Idamalanda - Karalliyadda - Karamidula - Kawatayamana - Kirimetiya - Kithulpe - Kosgaha Debala - Kottala - Labuhena - Madanwala - Madumana - Makempe - Malanwatta - Maliyadda - Malulla - Medagama - Mirahampe - Mudunapita - Muloya - Pallemaluwa - Poramadulla - Puranagama - Pussalamankada - Rahathungoda - Rathmetiya - Rekitipe - Rikillagaskada - Rookwood Estate - Sangaraja Gama - Uda Galauda - Udakanda - Udawatta East - Udawatta Kumbura - Udawatta West - Unanthenna - Walalawela - Warapitiya - Wegama - Welikada - Wetesthenna - Yati Hanguranketha ## Quick answers - Where is Agappala?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Agappala?Bambaragama East, Karamidula, Kithulpe, Makempe, Puranagama and Wegama - How many villages are in Agappala?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Agappala?Settlements lie between 774 m and 830 m - What is the best time to visit Agappala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Agappala?Rikillagaskada Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Agappala?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Agappala?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Agappala?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Agappala?LK2306385 (OCHA common operational dataset)