# Nuwaragala GN division, Dimbulagala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/nuwaragala/ Grama Niladhari division · Dimbulagala DS Division # Nuwaragala Nuwaragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **6.78 km²**. - 6.8km² ## Where is Nuwaragala? Nuwaragala lies in [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Damanewewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/damanewewa/), [Kalahagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/kalahagala/), [Meewathpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/meewathpura/), [Navagaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/navagaha-ela/) and [Pihitiwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/pihitiwewa/). By area it is the 2010th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/). The centre of Nuwaragala is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7862° N, 80.9928° E. Local names: නුවරගල . 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 Nuwaragala Named natural and historic features inside Nuwaragala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Karapanane Ela 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 Nuwaragala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nuwaragala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dehiattakandiya Base Hospital · Dehiattakandiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67344&mlon=81.04399#map=17/7.67344/81.04399) Bank H N B Dehiattakandiya · Dehiattakandiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67140&mlon=81.04596#map=17/7.67140/81.04596) ATM B.O.C ATM · Dehiattakandiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67756&mlon=81.04734#map=17/7.67756/81.04734) Petrol pump Siripura · Siripura 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72675&mlon=81.01691#map=17/7.72675/81.01691) Hotel Nature Lanka Hotel · Dehiattakandiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67799&mlon=81.04404#map=17/7.67799/81.04404) Mall New Nusky Jewellers · Kaduruwela West 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93363&mlon=81.03071#map=17/7.93363/81.03071) School Siripura Central College · Siripura 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72985&mlon=81.01563#map=17/7.72985/81.01563) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Dehiattakandiya Police Station · Dehiattakandiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67238&mlon=81.04447#map=17/7.67238/81.04447) 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 Dimbulagala DS Division - Alawakumbura - Aluthoya - Aralaganvila West - Aralaganwila East - Arunapura - Bandanagala - Bimpokuna - Bogaswewa - Dalukana - Damanewewa - Dimbulagala - Divuldamana - Ellewewa - Gal Eliya - Gomathiyaya - Ihala Ellewewa - Ihalawewa - Jayapura - Kalukele - Kandegama - Kanichchagala - Kekuluwela - Kudawewa - Maguldamana - Mahadamana - Mahaulpatha - Maldeniya - Manampitiya - Manampitiya East - Medagama - Meewathpura - Millana - Mudungama - Navagaha Ela - Nidanwala - Pahala Ellewewa - Pahala Yakkure - Pelatiyawa - Pihitiwewa - Pimburattewa East - Pimburattewa West - Rankethgama - Rathmalthenna - Sandagalathenna - Selasumgama - Siripura - Track 05 Aralaganvila - Ulpathwewa - Veheragala - Veheragama - Warapitiya - Weeralanda - Weerana - Wijayabapura - Yakkure ## Quick answers - Where is Nuwaragala?In Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nuwaragala?Damanewewa, Kalahagala, Meewathpura, Navagaha Ela and Pihitiwewa - What is the best time to visit Nuwaragala?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Nuwaragala?Dehiattakandiya Base Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nuwaragala?H N B Dehiattakandiya, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nuwaragala?B.O.C ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nuwaragala?Siripura, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nuwaragala?LK7212150 (OCHA common operational dataset)