# Wegolla GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/wegolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Wegolla Wegolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **7.59 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.6km² - 1mapped services - 101 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wegolla? Wegolla 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 8 other GN divisions: [Goluwawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/wariyapola/goluwawa/), [Hunupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hunupola/), [Makulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/makulwewa/), [Malagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/malagamuwa/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/moragolla/), [Nelumpathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/nelumpathgama/), [Pubbowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kurunegala/pubbowa/) and [Thanthirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/thanthirigama/). By area it is the 1723rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.1% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Wegolla is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6197° N, 80.3605° E. Local names: වේගොල්ල . 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 Wegolla Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Wegolla. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 110 m above sea level (median 101 m). - Dewedda - Katukenda - Medagama - Moranegama - Nagolla - Tammittigama - Wegolla 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 Wegolla Named natural and historic features inside Wegolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Banga Wewa - Kongahamula Wewa - Palu Wewa - Wegalla Wewa ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Colla - Galkandegama - Tambala 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 Wegolla 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 Wegolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital · Nikadalupotha 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65536&mlon=80.36819#map=17/7.65536/80.36819) Bank sanasa bank · Bamunugedara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50960&mlon=80.36474#map=17/7.50960/80.36474) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Candella Hotel · Wegolla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62425&mlon=80.37305#map=17/7.62425/80.37305) Mall Wariyapola Shopping Complex · Wariyapola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62005&mlon=80.24552#map=17/7.62005/80.24552) School Nambirittawewa school · Hiripitiya 3.1 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 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Police station Wariyapola Police Station · Wariyapola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62815&mlon=80.24088#map=17/7.62815/80.24088) 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 Wegolla Places mapped inside Wegolla in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Ganewatta DS Division - Aluthgama - Arankele - Boraluwa - Digankonwewa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Malagamuwa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelawa - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thanthirigama - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Wegolla?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Wegolla?Goluwawa, Hunupola, Makulwewa, Malagamuwa, Moragolla, Nelumpathgama, Pubbowa and Thanthirigama - How many villages are in Wegolla?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wegolla?Settlements lie between 93 m and 110 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wegolla?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Wegolla?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wegolla?Hiripitiya Divisional Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wegolla?sanasa bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wegolla?PET, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wegolla?Gasstation, about 9.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wegolla?LK6133180 (OCHA common operational dataset)