# Palugolla GN division, Galgamuwa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/palugolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Galgamuwa DS Division # Palugolla Palugolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **7.53 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.5km² - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palugolla? Palugolla lies in [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Ihala Nanneriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ihala-nanneriya/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/ihalagama/), [Mahananneriya North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/mahananneriya-north/), [Mahananneriya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/mahananneriya-south/), [Nahettikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nahettikulama/), [Nallachchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/nallachchiya/) and [Thorawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/thorawa/). By area it is the 1747th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Galgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/galgamuwa/). The centre of Palugolla is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9894° N, 80.1961° E. Local names: පලුගොල්ල . 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 Palugolla Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palugolla. - Kebellegama - Ranoriswa 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 Palugolla Named natural and historic features inside Palugolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Pairikkulama Wewa - Siyambalagaswetiya Wewa - Tammennawetiya Wewa 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 Palugolla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palugolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahananneriya District Hospital · Mahananneriya South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99774&mlon=80.17677#map=17/7.99774/80.17677) Bank National Savings Bank · Galgamuwa Town 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99382&mlon=80.26962#map=17/7.99382/80.26962) ATM Boc · Saliyawewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19733&mlon=80.09632#map=17/8.19733/80.09632) Petrol pump Galgamuwa Fuel Station · Galgamuwa Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99007&mlon=80.26849#map=17/7.99007/80.26849) Hotel Saphire Hills Gampola · Gampola 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05000&mlon=80.18330#map=17/8.05000/80.18330) Mall Samsung Singhagiri (PVT) · Galgamuwa Town 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99799&mlon=80.27106#map=17/7.99799/80.27106) School Maha Nanneriya Maha Vidyalaya · Mahananneriya North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00624&mlon=80.17924#map=17/8.00624/80.17924) College U.B wanninayaka national college galgamuwa · Wadugama 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98305&mlon=80.26783#map=17/7.98305/80.26783) Police station Galgamuwa Police Station · Mahagalgamuwa 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00099&mlon=80.27786#map=17/8.00099/80.27786) 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 Galgamuwa DS Division - Aluthherathgama - Bandaragama - Buduruwakanda - Bulnewa - Divullewa - Ethiniwetunugala - Galgamuwa Town - Ganangamuwa - Ganedivulwewa - Gemunupura - Ihala Nanneriya - Ihala Palukandewa - Ihalagama - Jayabima - Jayalanda - Kallanchiya - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattakaduwa - Katuwewa - Kelegama - Kepela - Kohombankulama - Kokwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kurundankulama - Kurundewa - Lassanagama - Madadombe - Madawachchiya - Mahagalgamuwa - Mahagalkadawala - Mahananneriya North - Mahananneriya South - Medagama East - Medagama West - Meegalewa - Molewa - Monnankulama - Mottapettewa - Nahettikulama - Nallachchiya - Nochchiya - Padavigama - Padipanchawa - Pahala Palukandewa - Palukadawala - Peddegama - Porottukadawala - Senarathgama - Siyambalewa - Thissapura - Thorawa - Track 4 Usgala - Ulpathagama - Usgala Siyambalangamuwa - Wadugama - Walagambapura - Walaswewa - Wegedara - Wewaranawetiya ## Quick answers - Where is Palugolla?In Galgamuwa DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palugolla?Ihala Nanneriya, Ihalagama, Mahananneriya North, Mahananneriya South, Nahettikulama, Nallachchiya and Thorawa - How many villages are in Palugolla?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Palugolla?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Palugolla?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palugolla?Mahananneriya District Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palugolla?National Savings Bank, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palugolla?Boc, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palugolla?Galgamuwa Fuel Station, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palugolla?LK6106225 (OCHA common operational dataset)