# Ihala Gorakaoya GN division, Kothmale West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/ihala-gorakaoya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kothmale West DS Division # Ihala Gorakaoya Ihala Gorakaoya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.17 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Ihala Gorakaoya? Ihala Gorakaoya lies in [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/), [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: [Imbulpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/imbulpitiya/), [Kaludemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/kaludemada/), [Mallanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/mallanda/), [Pahala Gorakaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/pahala-gorakaoya/), [Polwathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/polwathura/) and [Ruwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/ruwanpura/). By area it is the 9530th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Kothmale West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-west/). The centre of Ihala Gorakaoya is about 79 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0639° N, 80.5570° E. Local names: ඉහළ ගොරකඔය . 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 Ihala Gorakaoya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ihala Gorakaoya. - Gorokoya 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 Ihala Gorakaoya Named natural and historic features inside Ihala Gorakaoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Donside - Goorookoya 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 Ihala Gorakaoya 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 Ihala Gorakaoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nawalapitiya Animal Clinic · Nawalapitiya East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06543&mlon=80.53984#map=17/7.06543/80.53984) Bank BOC · Nawalapitiya East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05809&mlon=80.53654#map=17/7.05809/80.53654) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Nawalapitiya East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06745&mlon=80.53966#map=17/7.06745/80.53966) Hotel Vilaniya Guest House · Mallanda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06168&mlon=80.53862#map=17/7.06168/80.53862) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Gorokoya School · Ihala Gorakaoya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06486&mlon=80.55278#map=17/7.06486/80.55278) College International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management · Mawathura 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08509&mlon=80.56983#map=17/7.08509/80.56983) Police station Police Station, Nawalapitiya · Nawalapitiya East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05747&mlon=80.53597#map=17/7.05747/80.53597) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ihala Gorakaoya Places mapped inside Ihala Gorakaoya in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Kothmale West DS Division - Beramana - Beramana North - Beramana South - Dambagalla - Dombagasthalawa - Doruwadeniya - Godamaditta - Halgolla - Hapugasthalawa - Harangala - Harangala South - Hedunuwewa - Hunugaloya - Kadadora - Kalapitiya East - Kalapitiya West - Kaludemada - Katarandana - Katugolla - Ketabulawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kolapathana - Kotagepitiya North - Kotagepitiya South - Kottunugoda - Maldeniya - Mallanda - Methagama - Nawangama - Nayapana - Pahala Gorakaoya - Polwathura - Queensberry - Ranwanthalawa - Rawanagoda East - Rawanagoda West - Rojersangama North - Rojersangama South - Ruwanpura - Thelissagala - Thispane Kanda - Udagama - Wataddara - Weerapura - Weerasekarapura - Werella Pathana - Wethalawa - Wijayabahu Kanda ## Quick answers - Where is Ihala Gorakaoya?In Kothmale West DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihala Gorakaoya?Imbulpitiya, Kaludemada, Mallanda, Pahala Gorakaoya, Polwathura and Ruwanpura - How many villages are in Ihala Gorakaoya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ihala Gorakaoya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Gorakaoya?Nawalapitiya Animal Clinic, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Gorakaoya?BOC, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Gorakaoya?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Gorakaoya?Lanka filling station, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihala Gorakaoya?LK2321145 (OCHA common operational dataset)