# Moragolla GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/moragolla/

Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division 

# Moragolla

Moragolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **7.96 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 8.0km²
- 119 mtypical elevation

## Where is Moragolla?

Moragolla lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [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: [Arankele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/arankele/), [Doluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/doluwa/), [Hipawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/hipawwa/), [Hunupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hunupola/), [Malagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/malagamuwa/), [Othuwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/othuwela/) and [Wegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/wegolla/). By area it is the 1628th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Moragolla is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6330° N, 80.3988° E. Local names: මොරගොල්ල .

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 Moragolla

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Moragolla.

- Moragolla

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 Moragolla

Named natural and historic features inside Moragolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Kalugalkanda · 236 m

### Estates

1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate.

- Dolutenne
- Tuhukurutenna

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 Moragolla 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 Moragolla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hiripitiya · Nikadalupotha 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65323&mlon=80.37905#map=17/7.65323/80.37905) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Puswellegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63736&mlon=80.50515#map=17/7.63736/80.50515) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) 

Hotel Candella Hotel · Wegolla 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62425&mlon=80.37305#map=17/7.62425/80.37305) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Nambirittawewa school · Hiripitiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64558&mlon=80.37157#map=17/7.64558/80.37157) 

College S.b Herath National School · Hindawewa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) 

Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59539&mlon=80.48023#map=17/7.59539/80.48023) 

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 Ganewatta DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Arankele
- Boraluwa
- Digankonwewa
- Divulwewa
- Hettigama
- Hindawewa
- Hiripitiya
- Hunupola
- Jahapagama
- Kalatuwagama
- Kanawa
- Kekulawala
- Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara
- Kuda Uyangalla
- Kumbukgete
- Makulmade
- Makulwewa
- Malagamuwa
- Neeraviya
- Nelawa
- Nelumpathgama
- Neriyawa
- Nikadalupotha
- Nikagolla
- Othuwela
- Pannawa
- Pothuvila
- Pothuwagonna
- Santhanagama
- Seeradunna
- Seerangoda
- Thambagalla
- Thanthirigama
- Thimbiriwewa
- Thittawelgala
- Thittawella
- Uyangalla
- Waduwawa
- Wegolla
- Weragala

## Quick answers

- Where is Moragolla?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Moragolla?Arankele, Doluwa, Hipawwa, Hunupola, Malagamuwa, Othuwela and Wegolla
- How many villages are in Moragolla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Moragolla?Kalugalkanda (236 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Moragolla?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Moragolla?hiripitiya, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Moragolla?Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Moragolla?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moragolla?Gasstation, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Moragolla?LK6133170 (OCHA common operational dataset)
